A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

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

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

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

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

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

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

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

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

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

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

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.

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

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

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

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.