Coachella Valley has been known for date growing since 1904, and today 95% percent of the dates consumed in the USA come from the...

If you’re wondering where ALL the bunnies are … they’re ALL here. This privately run mom and pop museum is clearly the passion project of...

Leonard's Bakery, since 1952. We went for the sign and stayed for the malasadas. It was Leonard who introduced the Portuguese treat,...

If you love mid-century architecture and a modernist aesthetic, do whatever you can to visit Frank Sinatra’s Twin Palms Estate. The house...

The Bali Hai on Shelter Island is a pretty much a MUST DO when visiting San Diego. We insist! The drinks, the view, and the food are all...

The Elvis Presley “Aloha from Hawaii” statue sits in the garden of the Neil S Blaisdell Centre Arena (known as the Honolulu Convention...

This is one of our favourite things ever. Actor Jack Lord, AKA Detective Steve Mcgarrett from Hawaii 5-O, immortalized in a bronze bust,...

This relatively small Auto Museum sits in Balboa Park, an incredible 1200-acre park that is home to more than 16 museums, the Globe...

Sharing a wall with the Paramount Pictures lot is the most Hollywood of all the Hollywood cemeteries, Hollywood Forever. If MGM boasted...

Pinks Hot Dogs has been a much-loved Hollywood landmark since 1939 when it was founded by the adorably named Betty and Paul Pink. Since...

The Pink Flamingo apartment building is a flamazingly fabulous example of Dingbat Architecture. Dingbat architecture was a popular and...

The Tam O’Shanter is one of Los Angeles’ oldest restaurants, swinging open its’ merry old Scottish themed doors in 1922. The building is...

We were drawn to Casa Vega because of its fabulous neon sign, and iconic front hedge trimmed into its initials CV. Inside we found a...

the giant horse is a 24-foot-tall fiberglass ode Roy Rogers famous sidekick Trigger. The statue has enjoyed several homes, including...

Chicken Boy started his life in the 1960’s, as a 22-foot-tall fiberglass muffler man. He underwent some cosmetic surgery when he was...

Luv-it Frozen custard, proprietors of delicious things since 1973, is a tiny retro stand-alone store with a walk-up window where you can...

If you’re driving from LA to Vegas, then I command you to stop at Peggy Sue’s Diner. It’s a ritual with us, and as we walk through the...

Bronson Cave is a man-made tunnel in Griffith Park. It is a darling of Hollywood location scouts, but best known as the entrance to the...

The Griffith Park Zoo, known as the Old Los Angeles Zoo, was a city owned zoo that opened in 1912, and closed in 1956. The ruins of the...

It’s a bolt ….. a GIANT bolt …. sometimes we visit these things, so you don’t have to …. unless you’re into bolts …. which we thought we...