Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

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.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

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

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

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

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

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.