This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

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.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

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

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

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

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

The magic's in the hole!

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

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

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

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

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.