Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

An Airy Would-Be Solution to a Housing Shortage.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

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

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

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

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

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

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

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.