Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

This grand memorial remembers the 20 members of the Los Angeles Times killed when the office was bombed.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

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

A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.

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

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

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

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

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

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

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

A colorful "forest" made entirely from three tons of recycled plastic waste.