This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

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

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

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

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

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

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

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

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

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Delve into a wealth of oddities, antiques, and taxidermy treasures.

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

The last Americana on Route 66.

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

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

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