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One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

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

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

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

The site of the house Jack Parsons made famous both in life and death.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

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

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

Fans have made a utility pole near where the 90s musician was shot into an ersatz memorial.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

A once-booming railroad left abandoned next to the Quinnipiac River marshes now intersects with a hiking trail.

This Connecticut video store has a vast and varied archive that contains everything from 'Koyaanisqatsi' to 'The King's Speech.'

Amazing views of Long Island Sound can be seen from this mountaintop tower.