Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.

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

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

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

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

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

The last of its kind in the country.

Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

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

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

A tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles.

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

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

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

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

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.