A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

A relief that wraps around the concourse of Los Angeles's World Trade Center marks one of the city's failed urban design plans.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for nearly a century.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

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

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

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

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

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

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

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

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

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

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.

The boulder is a landmark, public art, and an icon.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

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