A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

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

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

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.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

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.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

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

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

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

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

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

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

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

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

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