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

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

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

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

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

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

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

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

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

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

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

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

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

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

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

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