Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

These artworks take you traveling to mythical medieval Europe, the politicized grape fields of 1960s California, and deep below sea level.

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

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

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

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

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

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

Because there's no place like home.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

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

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

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

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

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

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

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

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

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