This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

One of the capital's last independent milk bars remains a crucial community watering hole.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

The last of its kind in the country.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

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

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

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.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

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

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

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

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

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

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

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