One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

A symbol of Texas pride.

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

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

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

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

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

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

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

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

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

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

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

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

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

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

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