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

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

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

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

Drink a Guinness under the wings of Reagan's retired Air Force One in his presidential library.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

This jagged colossus of a building is mostly held together by an enormous concrete exoskeleton.

The Hollywood home of Kermit the Frog and Yoda used to be Charlie Chaplin's film studio.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

Built in 1899, this luxurious home was part of one of the first gated communities in Los Angeles.

The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"

Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.