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

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

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

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

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

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

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

"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.

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

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

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

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

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

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

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

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

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

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

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

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

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