This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

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

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

The American Home, Re-imagined.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

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

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

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

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

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

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

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.