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From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

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

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

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

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

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

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

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

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.