Opened as part of the New Deal, the training facility now features World War II-era structures and a pylon that once stood at the World Trade Center.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

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

Once the central jail for Los Angeles, this building housed inmates like Al Capone, those arrested from the Zoot Suit and Watts Riots, and individuals imprisoned for their sexuality.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

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

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

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

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