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

Oldest building in California still in use.

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

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

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

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

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

From silent movie theater to rock &roll palace and beyond.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

A newspaper building that made radio history.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.