Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

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.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

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.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.