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This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

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

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

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

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

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

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

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

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

These artworks take you traveling to mythical medieval Europe, the politicized grape fields of 1960s California, and deep below sea level.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.