An academy where anyone can train in the exciting acrobatic sports of parkour and freerunning.

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

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

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

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

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

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

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

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

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

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

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

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

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

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

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

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

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

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

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