A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

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

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

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

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

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

Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

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

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.