After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

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

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

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

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

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

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

The last of its kind in the country.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

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.