The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

A tribute to long time Venice Beach resident, artist and actor Dennis Hopper.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

Find regional specialties from the Thai-Laotian border inside in a North Hollywood swap meet's food court.

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

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

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

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

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

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

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

The first all glass and steel residence in the United States.

One of Los Angeles's first murals once vibrantly depicted the dangers of United States imperialism.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.