This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The American Home, Re-imagined.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

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

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.

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

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.

Remnants of cone-shaped fascist bomb shelters in Milan.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.