The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

An ever-updating collection of retro Americana.

Built as a schoolhouse in 1914, this Mission-style building has also served as a dancehall, a library, an Army canteen, and now a cultural museum.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

Peek inside Howard Hughes' garage at this Hollywood-themed art installation.

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.

The oldest pictographs on this decorated rock formation in California's Carrizo Plain date back as many as 4,000 years.

This bank is widely believed to be the inspiration for the offices of Philip Marlowe, the hardboiled detective featured in a number of Raymond Chandler's stories.

Naturally carbonated water fills the mineral baths at this 19th-century California resort.

This L.A. fixture has been serving hot dogs out of a giant hot dog since 1946.

A collection of old shoes in the middle of nowhere.

A new monument to an old grave that was uncovered during the rebuilding of a California ghost town.

One of the last "timber railroads" in the United States was finally abandoned in 1957.

Admire a Lilliputian replica of the fast food outlet.

Kayak out to a floating restroom.

A charming easy-to-miss sculpture garden filled with whimsical and thought-provoking metal sculptures.

This historic home has survived wars, drought, and financial woes to become a California landmark.

A museum dedicated to celebrating the humble wingnut.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

This iconic neon jester is a local landmark that you might recognize from his cameos in film and television.

A forgotten tribute to a South American hero hidden in a cluster of traffic islands.

This grand memorial remembers the 20 members of the Los Angeles Times killed when the office was bombed.