A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

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

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

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

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

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

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

This sculpture presents commentary on a life in pursuit of profits.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

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

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.