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

Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

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 visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

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.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

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.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

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

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.