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

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

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

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.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

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

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

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 rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

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

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

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