World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

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

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

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

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

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.

A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

There are many Byzantine-era churches still standing in Athens, but this is the only one with a 2,500-year-old column rising through its roof.

The site where hundreds of Greeks were tortured by the Nazi secret police is now a cosmetics store.

This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.

This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.