Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

The last of its kind in the country.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

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

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

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

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

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

Find regional specialties from the Thai-Laotian border inside in a North Hollywood swap meet's food court.

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

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

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.