This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

This plaque commemorates the call between Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

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

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

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

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

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

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

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

This distinctive blue and white jet fighter is a symbol of the area’s relationship with aviation.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

This building at the south end of the boardwalk was once home to the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard before being rescued itself.

The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.

Homemade rockets, dinosaurs, and robots make this New York small business much more than a furniture store.

An abandoned dollhouse factory.