Places Vaevin Wants to Go

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

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

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

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

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

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

The last of its kind in the country.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

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

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.