A trick for getting into LA's Magic Castle — and how to avoid the bracelet of shame
There are just a few ways to gain access to the Magic Castle, which first opened in 1963 as a private clubhouse for members of the Academy of Magical Arts and their guests. To get into the customized Hollywood hilltop mansion, which is part Old Hollywood, part Las Vegas, part Harry Houdini and part Harry Potter, you must know a member, be invited by a performer, or book a stay at the Magic Castle Hotel next door.