Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

Pay your respects to departed pets, both celebrity and otherwise.

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

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

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

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

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

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

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

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

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

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

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

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

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

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

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

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

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