From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

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

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

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

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

"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.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

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

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

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

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

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

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

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.

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

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

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

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.