Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

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

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

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

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.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

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

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

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

Large metal sculptures spread throughout an open landscape.

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.