Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

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

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

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

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

The American Home, Re-imagined.

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

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

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

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

The last of its kind in the country.

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

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.