Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

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

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

Because there's no place like home.

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

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

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

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

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

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

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

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

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

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.