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

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

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

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

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

A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.

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

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

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

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

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

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

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

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

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.

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