Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

Once the central jail for Los Angeles, this building housed inmates like Al Capone, those arrested from the Zoot Suit and Watts Riots, and individuals imprisoned for their sexuality.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.

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

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

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

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

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

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

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

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

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

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

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.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.