A modern day curiosity cabinet.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

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

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

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