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

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

A military vehicle collection, showcasing how war transportation advanced from horse drawn artillery to self propelled cannons.

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

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

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

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

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

Where religious effigies, magic soaps, and occult candles are brought to customers at wholesale prices.

The first privately-owned space capsule to orbit and land carried a secret payload: a wheel of Le Brouère.

Working mining and drilling equipment demonstrate 150 years of energy history.

This Chinese art gallery is hidden inside the Sunrider Corporation headquarters.

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

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.