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

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

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

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

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

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

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

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

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

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

Pay your respects to departed pets, both celebrity and otherwise.