The historic building's ornate stained glass fixture has survived the devastating 1906 earthquake, ensuing fires, and multiple redevelopment attempts.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

This house made famous by the 1980s movie is now a restaurant filled with Top Gun memorabilia

No mere mortal can resist...

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

This Chinese art gallery is hidden inside the Sunrider Corporation headquarters.

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

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

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

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"

Because there's no place like home.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.