This hands-on math museum believes in turning concepts into constructs.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

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

A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.

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

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

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

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

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

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

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

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

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

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

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

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

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