Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

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

Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

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

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

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

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

One extremely determined man's homemade universe.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

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.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.