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

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

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

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

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

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

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

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

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

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

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

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

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.