This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

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

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

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

The restored estate of a wealthy rancher was once at the heart of an unprecedented legal victory.

Will Geer's outdoor theater started as a mountain retreat for actors, musicians, and other artists who were blacklisted during the Red Scare.

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

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.