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

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

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

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

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

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

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

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.