The three biggest silent film stars once shot iconic scenes here.

This jagged colossus of a building is mostly held together by an enormous concrete exoskeleton.

The Hollywood home of Kermit the Frog and Yoda used to be Charlie Chaplin's film studio.

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

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

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

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

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

Once the central jail for Los Angeles, this building housed inmates like Al Capone, those arrested from the Zoot Suit and Watts Riots, and individuals imprisoned for their sexuality.

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

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

Pay your respects to departed pets, both celebrity and otherwise.

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

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

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

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

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

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

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

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

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.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

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