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

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

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

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

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

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

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

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

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

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.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

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

Deco Modern sculptures of the people of the Pacific, cast for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.