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

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

This massive boulder is either a unique rock formation created by glacial melt or a magic energy vortex.

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

This hospital fell into ruins after failing to act as the advocate for the mentally ill it was designed to be.

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

Yo, Adrian!

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

The last of its kind in the country.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

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

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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