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

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

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

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

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

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

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

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

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

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

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

A museum dedicated to the decorative arts from the 16th through 19th centuries.