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

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

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

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

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

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.

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.

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

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

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

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

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

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

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

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

The last of its kind in the country.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

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

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.