Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

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

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

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

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.

A tribute to the disposable cups that were once manufactured here, this 68-foot-tall statue would be difficult to throw away.

Mexican food and folk art.

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.