A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

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

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

One of Los Angeles's first murals once vibrantly depicted the dangers of United States imperialism.

The first all glass and steel residence in the United States.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

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

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

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

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

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

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

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

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

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