A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

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

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

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.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

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

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

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

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

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

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

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

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