A memorial to the Potawatomi chief who allegedly ran nearly 150 miles to alert settlers of an impending attack.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

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

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

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

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

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

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

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

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

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.

Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.

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

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

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

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

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