A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.

The clock that sets them all.

The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.

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

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.

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

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

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

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for nearly a century.

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

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

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

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

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