Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

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

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

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

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

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

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

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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