This plaque honors the unsung Black songstress once known as the “greatest singer of her race.”

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.

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

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.

Because there's no place like home.

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

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

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

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.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

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

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Oldest building in California still in use.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

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

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

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