Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

This strangely dressed taxidermy creature has a heartbreaking story.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

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

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

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

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

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

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for nearly a century.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

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

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

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.