The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

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

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

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

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

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

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

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

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

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

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

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

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

Opened as part of the New Deal, the training facility now features World War II-era structures and a pylon that once stood at the World Trade Center.

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

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

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

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

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.