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Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

Giant scissors seemingly stabbed into the side of a hair salon leave no question about the vocation of the owners.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

The first all glass and steel residence in the United States.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

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

Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.

An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.

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

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

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

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

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

An academy where anyone can train in the exciting acrobatic sports of parkour and freerunning.

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

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

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

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

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