This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

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

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

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

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Celebrate Earth Day with a menagerie of vibrant, artistic animal costumes.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

Now a secluded county park, this site was once a "health tourism" destination for wealthy Oregonians.

In the midst of a residential town in Washington exists a property saturated with one man's artistic creations.

An out-of-the-way state park in Oregon that features both a picturesque waterfall and the ruins of a hydropower plant.