A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

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

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

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

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

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

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

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

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

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

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

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.