The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

Giant scissors seemingly stabbed into the side of a hair salon leave no question about the vocation of the owners.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

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

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

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

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

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

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.

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

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The last of its kind in the country.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.