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

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

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

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."