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

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

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

A tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

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

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

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

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

Because there's no place like home.

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

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

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.