Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

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

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

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

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

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

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

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

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

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

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

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

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.

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

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

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.