Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.