Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

The magic's in the hole!

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

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

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.