Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

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

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

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

The last of its kind in the country.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

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

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

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