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

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.

From silent movie theater to rock &roll palace and beyond.

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

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.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

The last of its kind in the country.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

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

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

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

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

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.