A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

Gouged in the mountain to make stage coach access easier through the Fremont Pass.