A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

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

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

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

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

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

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

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

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

A 9 year-old boy’s elaborate cardboard arcade in his father’s used auto parts store.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

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

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

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

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

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

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