The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

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

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

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

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

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

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

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

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

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

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