In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

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

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

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

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.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

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

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

This sculpture presents commentary on a life in pursuit of profits.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

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

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.