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

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.

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

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

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

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

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

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

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

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

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

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

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

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

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

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

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

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

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

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.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.