A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

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

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

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

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

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

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

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

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

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

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

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.

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

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

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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