A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

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.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

A newspaper building that made radio history.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

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

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

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

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

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

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

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

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

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

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

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

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