A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

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

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

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

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

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

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

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

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

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

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."