Places Jackieacosta Wants to Go

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.