Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

A tribute to long time Venice Beach resident, artist and actor Dennis Hopper.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

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

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

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

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

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

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

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

A 9 year-old boy’s elaborate cardboard arcade in his father’s used auto parts store.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

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

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.