Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

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

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

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.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

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

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

Oldest building in California still in use.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.