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

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

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

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

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

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

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

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

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

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

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

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

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

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