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

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

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

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

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

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

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

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

The first all glass and steel residence in the United States.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

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.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

Hidden in one of the skyscrapers on Bunker Hill, this museum features an 1895 stagecoach and peers into California’s gold-lined history.

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

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

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

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.