Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.

An 1883 schoolhouse now home to collective of artists.

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.

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

This sculpture presents commentary on a life in pursuit of profits.

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

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.

Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.

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

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

Famous in both ancient and modern times, the "mountains of the moon" are legendary for their beauty and biodiversity. But they are threatened by the changing climate.

The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.

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

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

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

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.

Two Civil War-era cemeteries stuck between runways at the world's busiest airport.

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

Like Mars, but much closer.

An ornate Buddhist temple located in an Atlanta suburb, built by and for the Laotian community.

A herd of plastic cows hangs out under this transmission tower in rural Georgia.

A vision of beautiful Hindu architecture in the middle of the American South.