A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

The last of its kind in the country.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

This grand memorial remembers the 20 members of the Los Angeles Times killed when the office was bombed.

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

This house turned museum chronicles the life and work of Richard Neutra.

A relief that wraps around the concourse of Los Angeles's World Trade Center marks one of the city's failed urban design plans.

A forgotten tribute to a South American hero hidden in a cluster of traffic islands.

Opened as part of the New Deal, the training facility now features World War II-era structures and a pylon that once stood at the World Trade Center.

One of Los Angeles's first murals once vibrantly depicted the dangers of United States imperialism.

An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

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

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

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

Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.

These artworks take you traveling to mythical medieval Europe, the politicized grape fields of 1960s California, and deep below sea level.

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.