Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Hidden in one of the skyscrapers on Bunker Hill, this museum features an 1895 stagecoach and peers into California’s gold-lined history.

A cow in the road might subvert the flow of traffic but this one's above it all, quite literally.

A tribute to long time Venice Beach resident, artist and actor Dennis Hopper.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

Giant scissors seemingly stabbed into the side of a hair salon leave no question about the vocation of the owners.

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

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

An enchanted arts space which assumes infinite identities.

A 9 year-old boy’s elaborate cardboard arcade in his father’s used auto parts store.

A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.

This hands-on math museum believes in turning concepts into constructs.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

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

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

The last of its kind in the country.

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