This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

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

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

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

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

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

These artworks take you traveling to mythical medieval Europe, the politicized grape fields of 1960s California, and deep below sea level.

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.

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

In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

On a side street near the interstate is the building where the famous anarchist once owned an ice cream parlor.

A quirky museum paying tribute to the history of the optical industry.

The first neighborhood to implement the Garden City model in its suburban planning.

Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.

This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.