This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

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.

The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

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

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

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

A military vehicle collection, showcasing how war transportation advanced from horse drawn artillery to self propelled cannons.

A newspaper building that made radio history.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

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

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

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

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.