This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

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

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

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

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

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

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

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

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

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.