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 lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

The last of its kind in the country.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

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

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

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

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.