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

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

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

An informal walk of fame in front of a Hollywood office building remembers a comedic great and his associates.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

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

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

This humble American Craftsman home is where the Disney brothers’ animation business took flight in 1923.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

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

Anza led the first Spanish settlers from Mexico to Monterey, California in the 1770s.

The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.

Thousands of signed dollar bills turn a simple tavern into a living record of travelers’ comings and goings.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

An unexpected connection to Chicago awaits visitors on an island just off the California coast.

Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.

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.

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.

An oddity shop filled with loads of bones, skulls, crafting materials, vintage taxidermy, and more.

A constantly changing trove of screen-used costumes, props, and designer wardrobe from Hollywood sets

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