This wild explosion of color on a disused water tower tells the whimsical tale of a curious puffin.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

The last of its kind in the country.

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

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

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

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

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

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

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.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

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

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

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

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.