Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

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

A California city claims to be the home of a fast-food classic.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

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

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

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

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

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

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

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

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

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

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.