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

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

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

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

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

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

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

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

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

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

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

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

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

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

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

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