This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

Because there's no place like home.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

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

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

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

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

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

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

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

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.