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

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

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

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

This Chinese art gallery is hidden inside the Sunrider Corporation headquarters.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

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

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

The first privately-owned space capsule to orbit and land carried a secret payload: a wheel of Le Brouère.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

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

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

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

The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.