This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

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

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

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

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

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

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.