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This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

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

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

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

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

Once a purveyor of Santeria supplies, religious products , and household sundries, now closed.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

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

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

An airy would-be solution to a housing shortage.

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

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

Mexican food and folk art.