Places snapsnazzy Wants to Go

This public baseball field is a beloved remainder from of one of the most historic stadiums in the country.

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

Incredible sculptures inspired by obscure passages from the Bible.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

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

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

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

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

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

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

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