Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

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

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.

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

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

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

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

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

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

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

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.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

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

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

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

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

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.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.