Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

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

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

Oldest building in California still in use.