This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

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

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

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

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

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

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

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

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

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

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

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

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

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

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

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

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

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

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

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