Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

The restored estate of a wealthy rancher was once at the heart of an unprecedented legal victory.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

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

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

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

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

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

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

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.

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

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.