A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

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

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

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

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.

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

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Because there's no place like home.

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

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

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

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

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

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.