In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

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

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

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.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

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

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

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

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

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.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

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

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

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

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

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

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

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.