Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

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

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

The first all glass and steel residence in the United States.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

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

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

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

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

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

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

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

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

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

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.