Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

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

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

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.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

The last of its kind in the country.

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

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

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

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.