Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

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

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

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

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

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

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

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

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.