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

Behind legendary Meltdown Comics is a marker for an engineered musical roadway of the Tehachapi, the great road builders of Kcymaerxthaere.

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

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

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.

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

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

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

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.