A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

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

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

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

The largest underground church in Europe.