Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

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

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

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

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

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

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

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

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

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

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

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

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

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