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.

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

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

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

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

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

The last of its kind in the country.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.

This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

A tribute to long time Venice Beach resident, artist and actor Dennis Hopper.

Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.