The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

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

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The last of its kind in the country.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.