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

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

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

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

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

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

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This sculpture presents commentary on a life in pursuit of profits.

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

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

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

A relief that wraps around the concourse of Los Angeles's World Trade Center marks one of the city's failed urban design plans.

Hidden in one of the skyscrapers on Bunker Hill, this museum features an 1895 stagecoach and peers into California’s gold-lined history.

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

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

One of Los Angeles's first murals once vibrantly depicted the dangers of United States imperialism.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

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