The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

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

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

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

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

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

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

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

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

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

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

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.