Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

The last of its kind in the country.

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.

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

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

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

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

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

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

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

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

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

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

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Once a purveyor of Santeria supplies, religious products , and household sundries, now closed.