A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.

This 38-year old fish became a casualty of changing trends.

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

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

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

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.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

A landmark for a trailblazer for female architects and the designer of one of the most famous and opulent buildings in California.

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.