For almost 100 years, this site of peace and spirituality has existed on the California coast.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

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

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

The last of its kind in the country.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

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

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

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.

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

One of Los Angeles's first murals once vibrantly depicted the dangers of United States imperialism.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

Once the central jail for Los Angeles, this building housed inmates like Al Capone, those arrested from the Zoot Suit and Watts Riots, and individuals imprisoned for their sexuality.