The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

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

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

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

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

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

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

The last of its kind in the country.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

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.

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