The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

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

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

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

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

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

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

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

This hands-on math museum believes in turning concepts into constructs.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

Smoked mummies housed in mountainside caves.

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

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 last of its kind in the country.