A library and museum dedicated to typography.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

Because there's no place like home.

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

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.