Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

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

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

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

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

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

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

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

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

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.