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

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

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

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

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

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

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

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

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

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

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

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.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

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

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

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.