Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

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

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

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

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

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

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

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.