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

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

The last of its kind in the country.

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

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

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.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

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

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

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

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.