A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.

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.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

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

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

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

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

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

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

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

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

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

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

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

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

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.