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

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

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

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

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

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

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

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

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

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

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.

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 rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.