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

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

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

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

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

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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

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

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.