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

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

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

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

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

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

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

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

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

This house turned museum chronicles the life and work of Richard Neutra.

The world's first disc golf course has the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a neighbor.