A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

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

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

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

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

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

An enchanted arts space which assumes infinite identities.

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

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

The last of its kind in the country.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.