Los Angeles, California
Townhouse Bar and Speakeasy
From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.
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Los Angeles, California
From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.
Los Angeles, California
A tribute to long time Venice Beach resident, artist and actor Dennis Hopper.
Santa Monica, California
A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.
Los Angeles, California
Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.
El Segundo, California
The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.
Los Angeles, California
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
Los Angeles, California
Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Los Angeles, California
The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.
Long Beach, California
These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.
Long Beach, California
The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.
Inglewood, California
A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.
Manhattan Beach, California
The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.
Los Angeles, California
A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.
El Segundo, California
Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.
Two Harbors, California
A remote one-room schoolhouse on Catalina Island, once a lifeline for local children, now abandoned.
Avalon, California
Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.
Avalon, California
A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.
Santa Barbara County, California
Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.
Pray, Montana
The formidable fowl can be found standing near an isolated hiking path.
Boulder, Montana
This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.
Whitehall, Montana
The rocks of a certain area of Butte, Montana give off a musical ring when hit.
Philipsburg, Montana
A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."
Butte, Montana
Multiple monuments to a grizzled old mutt that survived the landscape of Butte's treacherous Berkeley Pit.