This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

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

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

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

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

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

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

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

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

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

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

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

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

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

A 9 year-old boy’s elaborate cardboard arcade in his father’s used auto parts store.

The 19th-century hacienda house is filled with Aztec sculptures.

Pasadena’s Stonehenge.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.