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

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

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

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

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

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

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

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.