This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

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 serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

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

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

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

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

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

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

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

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