Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

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

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

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

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

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

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

The last of its kind in the country.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

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

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

Stop by to view a fleet of handmade kayaks, all modeled on traditional Arctic hunting vessels.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.