LA / Ventura County

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

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

The last of its kind in the country.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

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

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

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

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

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

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

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

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

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

The American Home, Re-imagined.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.