A graveyard for early settlers, sometimes called Old Pioneer Cemetery, hidden in the woods on a hillside.

One of the last socialist halls still standing in the United States.

Multiple monuments to a grizzled old mutt that survived the landscape of Butte's treacherous Berkeley Pit.

Operational for less than a year, this mill produced more than 11,000 tons of chrome concentrate in its short lifespan.

An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.

This collection of ferns from across the globe is the largest assortment in the United States.

The beauty of urban decay, hiding some dark secrets.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

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

Because there's no place like home.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

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

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

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

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

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

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

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

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

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

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.