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

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

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

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

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

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.