A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

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.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

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

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

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

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

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.