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Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

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

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

The heart of Little Saigon in Orange County is also the first and largest Vietnamese shopping center in the U.S.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

Check out the 125-pound chocolate reindeer in the back of this candy shop.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

This Tudor-style mansion is home to the first roadside confectioner in the United States.

You can get anything you want at the former site of the restaurant immortalized by Arlo Guthrie.

Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."

A stunning garden filled with fantastical environmental folk art and sculptures.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.