A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.

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

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

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

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

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

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

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.