From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

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

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

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

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

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

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

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

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.