This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

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

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

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

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

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

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

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

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

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

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

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

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

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.