A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

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

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

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

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

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.

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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.