Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

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

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

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

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

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

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

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

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

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