Hidden in one of the skyscrapers on Bunker Hill, this museum features an 1895 stagecoach and peers into California’s gold-lined history.

A relief that wraps around the concourse of Los Angeles's World Trade Center marks one of the city's failed urban design plans.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

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

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

Pay your respects to departed pets, both celebrity and otherwise.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

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

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

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

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

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.

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