Los Angeles, California
The Magic Castle
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
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Los Angeles, California
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
Los Angeles, California
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
Long Beach, Washington
This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.
San Francisco, California
This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.
San Francisco, California
Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.
Colma, California
The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.
San Francisco, California
A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.
Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
Los Angeles, California
Once a purveyor of Santeria supplies, religious products , and household sundries, now closed.
Seattle, Washington
Always a new use for this old building.
Seattle, Washington
A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.
Seattle, Washington
An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Seattle, Washington
A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Los Angeles, California
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Carlsbad, California
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
Oro Grande, California
Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.
Pasadena, California
Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.
Pasadena, California
One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.
Los Angeles, California
Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.
Madinet Mit Ghamr, Egypt
Giant pigeon houses packed into city streets in Egypt.
Inglewood, California
A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.
Huntington Park, California
Where religious effigies, magic soaps, and occult candles are brought to customers at wholesale prices.