Find regional specialties from the Thai-Laotian border inside in a North Hollywood swap meet's food court.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

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

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

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

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

This music school doubles as a store for unique, hand-crafted, and hard-to-find instruments.

This former INS center is now home to a thriving community of artists, from performers to painters to architects.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

This Italianate house was the childhood home of the prominent Canadian painter, Emily Carr.