Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

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

Delve into a wealth of oddities, antiques, and taxidermy treasures.

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

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

A military vehicle collection, showcasing how war transportation advanced from horse drawn artillery to self propelled cannons.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

Explore an early California pioneer's rancho hidden in LA's manufacturing hinterland.

This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.

The creator of the carousel's bingo-pinball hybrid survives in California's oldest gaming establishment.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.