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

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

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

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

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

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

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

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

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

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

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