This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

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

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

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

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

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

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

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

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

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

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

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

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

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

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

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

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