Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

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

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

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

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

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

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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

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

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

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

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

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.