A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

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

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

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

Located close to a movie studio lot, this restaurant has a long history of star-studded patronage.

A tiny rock climber scales the headstone of a beloved director.

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

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

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

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

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

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

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

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.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

This unusually-named reservoir found a second life as a nature preserve.

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.