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

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

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

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

It would be a crime to miss it.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

The last of its kind in the country.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

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.