Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

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

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.