A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A bygone village occupation lives on via this quaint public chalkboard.

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

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

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

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.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

This California eatery has made a name for itself by embracing Asia's rich history of eating bugs.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

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

The last of its kind in the country.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.