This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

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

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

"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.

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

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

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

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

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

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

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

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

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

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

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

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