Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

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

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

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

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

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

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

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

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

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.