This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

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

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

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

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.