A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

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

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

Behind legendary Meltdown Comics is a marker for an engineered musical roadway of the Tehachapi, the great road builders of Kcymaerxthaere.

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

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

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 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.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

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

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

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

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

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.