An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

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.

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.

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

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

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

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.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

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

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

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

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

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

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

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.