Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

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

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

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

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

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

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

The last of its kind in the country.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

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