Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

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

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

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

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

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

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

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

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

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

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

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

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

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

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

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

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

Opened as part of the New Deal, the training facility now features World War II-era structures and a pylon that once stood at the World Trade Center.

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.

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

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

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.