Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

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

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

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

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

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.