A Community Cornerstone.

Home of the "Father of Forestry."

A landmark for a trailblazer for female architects and the designer of one of the most famous and opulent buildings in California.

A California city claims to be the home of a fast-food classic.

The site of the house Jack Parsons made famous both in life and death.

This 1920s masterpiece of French Quarter architecture hides a secret tunnel used by Albert Einstein.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

An Airy Would-Be Solution to a Housing Shortage.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

A cow in the road might subvert the flow of traffic but this one's above it all, quite literally.

Hidden in one of the skyscrapers on Bunker Hill, this museum features an 1895 stagecoach and peers into California’s gold-lined history.

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

A 9 year-old boy’s elaborate cardboard arcade in his father’s used auto parts store.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

The last of its kind in the country.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

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.

This house turned museum chronicles the life and work of Richard Neutra.

Opened as part of the New Deal, the training facility now features World War II-era structures and a pylon that once stood at the World Trade Center.

An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.