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Image from the Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum website.

Los Angeles, California

Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum

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

The newly named alleyway.

Los Angeles, California

Chaplin Keaton Lloyd Alley

The three biggest silent film stars once shot iconic scenes here.

Museum of Death

Los Angeles, California

The Museum of Death

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

Cahuenga Building

Los Angeles, California

Cahuenga Building

This bank is widely believed to be the inspiration for the offices of Philip Marlowe, the hardboiled detective featured in a number of Raymond Chandler's stories.

Secret cocktails!

Los Angeles, California

No Vacancy

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

One of the original bathroom doors. Exene from X took the other one, I heard.

Los Angeles, California

The Masque

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

Musso & Frank Grill, "Oldest Restaurant in Hollywood Since 1919."

Los Angeles, California

Musso and Frank Grill

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

Hieroglyph Murals at the Egyptian Theatre

Los Angeles, California

Hieroglyph Murals at the Egyptian Theatre

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

Snow White Cafe
Permanently Closed

Los Angeles, California

Snow White Cafe

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

The recreated set towers over the shopping center.
Permanently Closed

Los Angeles, California

The Babylon Court

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Mel's hands and feet

Los Angeles, California

Mel Brooks Handprint

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

Los Angeles, California

The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

Memorial to the Mt. Erebus crash

Auckland, New Zealand

Waikumete Cemetery

Home to the unidentified remains of the 1979 Mt. Erebus Disaster.

The cemetery grounds.

Auckland, New Zealand

Symonds Street Cemetery

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 

Rangitoto Channel and the North Head Defenses

Auckland, New Zealand

Maungauika (North Head)

Walk through abandoned anti-Russian military tunnels on this volcano at the head of Auckland Harbor.

Benjamin the Library Cat

Auckland, New Zealand

Benjamin the Library Cat

A bronze statue to commemorate an Auckland library's beloved feline resident.

Statue of Captain Cook inside The Lighthouse: Tū Whenua-a-Kura

Auckland, New Zealand

'The Lighthouse: Tū Whenua-a-Kura'

A neon-illuminated statue of James Cook at the edge of a historical Auckland wharf makes for an unexpected discovery.

Maungawhau (Mount Eden)

Auckland, New Zealand

Maungawhau (Mount Eden)

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

Huntly DEKA sign.

Huntly, New Zealand

DEKA Sign

This faded sign to nowhere is a beloved icon in New Zealand.

The Tree Church

Ohaupo, New Zealand

The Tree Church

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

The toothbrush fence.

Te Pahu, New Zealand

Toothbrush Fence

Hundreds of toothbrushes hang from a wire fence along a quiet New Zealand road.

Talking Poles.

Tokoroa, New Zealand

Talking Poles

The wooden sculptures are studded throughout a small New Zealand town.

Hobbiton

Matamata, New Zealand

Hobbiton

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

Big Dog and Sheep

Tirau, New Zealand

Big Dog and Sheep

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

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