A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

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

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

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

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.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

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

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

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

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

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

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

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

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.