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

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

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

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

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

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

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

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

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

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

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

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

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