A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

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

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

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

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

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.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

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

Oldest building in California still in use.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

Working mining and drilling equipment demonstrate 150 years of energy history.