A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

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

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The last of its kind in the country.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

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

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

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

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