This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

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

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

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

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

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

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.

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

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

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

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

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

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.