One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

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

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

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

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

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

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

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.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

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

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.