An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

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

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

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

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

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

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

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

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.