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.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

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

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

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

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

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

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

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

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