Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

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

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

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

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

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

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

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

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

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

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

The first all glass and steel residence in the United States.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”