A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

Educational foundation that teaches the powers of fourth dimensional physical properties.

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

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

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

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

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

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

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

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

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

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

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