The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

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

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

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

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

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

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

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

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

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

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