A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

Hidden in one of the skyscrapers on Bunker Hill, this museum features an 1895 stagecoach and peers into California’s gold-lined history.

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

A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

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

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for nearly a century.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.