The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

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

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

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

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

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.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

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

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

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

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.