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

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

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for nearly a century.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

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

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.