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Soap Plant / Wacko
An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.
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Japanese Cultural Village
A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.
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Japanese Garden at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant
This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.
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Feral Cat Colonies of Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.
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Los Angeles Zoo Botanical Gardens
The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.
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Heritage Square Museum
Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.
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Binoculars Building
In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.
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Space Shuttle Endeavour
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
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Snow White Cottages
Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.
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Chemosphere
This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.
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The Mar Vista Time Travel Mart
Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.
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Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens
A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.
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Ferndell Nature Museum
A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.
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St. Vincent Court
A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.
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Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum
A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.
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La Brea Tar Pits Dragonfly Fossils
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
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Linda Vista Hospital
A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.
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Pink's Hot Dogs
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.
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Philosophical Research Society
A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.
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Tiki-Ti
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
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No Vacancy
A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.
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Garden of Oz
Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.
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Old Zoo Picnic Area
The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.
