Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This bank is widely believed to be the inspiration for the offices of Philip Marlowe, the hardboiled detective featured in a number of Raymond Chandler's stories.

Built in 1899, this luxurious home was part of one of the first gated communities in Los Angeles.

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.

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

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

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

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

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

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

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

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

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

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

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

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

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.