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

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

The last of its kind in the country.

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

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

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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