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

The three biggest silent film stars once shot iconic scenes here.

The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.

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

Located close to a movie studio lot, this restaurant has a long history of star-studded patronage.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

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

This jagged colossus of a building is mostly held together by an enormous concrete exoskeleton.

Built in 1899, this luxurious home was part of one of the first gated communities in Los Angeles.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

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

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

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

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

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

A relief that wraps around the concourse of Los Angeles's World Trade Center marks one of the city's failed urban design plans.

A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.