Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.

From silent movie theater to rock &roll palace and beyond.

This 1920s masterpiece of French Quarter architecture hides a secret tunnel used by Albert Einstein.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

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

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

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

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

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

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

Because there's no place like home.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

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

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

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

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

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