Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

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

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

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

Opened as part of the New Deal, the training facility now features World War II-era structures and a pylon that once stood at the World Trade Center.

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

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

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

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.