An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

Because there's no place like home.

Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

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

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

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

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

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

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

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

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

The last of its kind in the country.

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

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.