Santa Monica, California
Chez Jay
A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.
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Santa Monica, California
A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.
Los Angeles, California
From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.
Los Angeles, California
An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.
Santa Monica, California
This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.
Los Angeles, California
A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.
Santa Monica, California
Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.
Los Angeles, California
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.
Los Angeles, California
A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.
Los Angeles, California
In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.
Los Angeles, California
A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.
Santa Monica, California
On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.
Los Angeles, California
First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.
Beverly Hills, California
Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.
Beverly Hills, California
Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."
Santa Monica, California
"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."
Culver City, California
A modern day curiosity cabinet.
Santa Monica, California
This California eatery has made a name for itself by embracing Asia's rich history of eating bugs.