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

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

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

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

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

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

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.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

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

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

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

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

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

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

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

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