Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

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 nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

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

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

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

The last of its kind in the country.

Delve into a wealth of oddities, antiques, and taxidermy treasures.

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

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

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

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

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

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

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

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

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.