One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

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

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

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

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

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

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

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