La Cañada Flintridge, California
Descanso Gardens
Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.
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La Cañada Flintridge, California
Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.
Los Angeles, California
Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.
Long Beach, California
The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.
Pasadena, California
The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.
Lompoc, California
With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.
Solvang, California
In the "Danish Capital of America," a replica of one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings.
Solvang, California
Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.
Los Angeles, California
Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.
Los Angeles, California
Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
Los Angeles, California
A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.
Ojai, California
Make sweet music as you walk through this interactive sonic sculpture.
Ojai, California
Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."
Los Angeles, California
This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.
Los Angeles, California
Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.
Los Angeles, California
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
Los Angeles, California
This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.
Paris, France
A treasure trove of audio technology, from wax cylinders to juke boxes and record players.
Los Angeles, California
One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.
Los Angeles, California
An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.
Los Angeles, California
Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Los Angeles, California
The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.
West Hollywood, California
An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."
Los Angeles, California
This iconic neon jester is a local landmark that you might recognize from his cameos in film and television.