This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

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

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

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

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

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

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

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

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

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

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

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

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

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.