Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

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

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

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

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

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

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

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

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

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

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

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

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.