Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Eat burgers beneath gargantuan taxidermy and thousands of dollar bills in Utah's oldest continuously-operating bar.

Water flowed out of the town's unusual tree stump fountain in the 1930s, and the well still runs today.

Jurassic Park—A Still Life.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

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

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

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

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

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

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

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

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

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

The last of its kind in the country.

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

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