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

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for nearly a century.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

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

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

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

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

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

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

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

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

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

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

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

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

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

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

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