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

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

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

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

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for nearly a century.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

A forgotten tribute to a South American hero hidden in a cluster of traffic islands.

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.

This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

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

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

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

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.