A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

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

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

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

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

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

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

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

The fading, forgotten remains of a once bright and booming factory.