Oldest building in California still in use.

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

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

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

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

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

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

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

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

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

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

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

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.