These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.

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

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

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

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

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

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

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

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

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

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

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

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

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 look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

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

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.