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A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

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

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

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

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

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

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

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