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

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

The last of its kind in the country.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

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

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

This hands-on math museum believes in turning concepts into constructs.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.