The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

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.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.