One of Los Angeles's first murals once vibrantly depicted the dangers of United States imperialism.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

This sculpture presents commentary on a life in pursuit of profits.

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

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

This bank is widely believed to be the inspiration for the offices of Philip Marlowe, the hardboiled detective featured in a number of Raymond Chandler's stories.

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

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

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.