Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

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

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

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

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

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

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

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

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

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

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

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

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

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

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

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