The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

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

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

One of Los Angeles's first murals once vibrantly depicted the dangers of United States imperialism.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

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

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

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

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

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

The American Home, Re-imagined.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

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