Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

Somewhere between an art studio and a print shop, this artists storefront is a house of worship devoted to type.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

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

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

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

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

A mysterious and endangered parasitic herb from the California desert.

An airy would-be solution to a housing shortage.

Victoriana on Orange Grove Avenue.

The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

Delve into a wealth of oddities, antiques, and taxidermy treasures.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

Experience Larry Spring's self-taught "common sense" laws of physics.