The first concrete pier on the West Coast (built in 1909) offers attractions for tourists and locals alike, including its famous solar-powered Ferris Wheel (barely visible in the background) and marks the final destination of Route 66, the legendary cross-country highway once linking Chicago to the West Coast.

The iconic structure, created to appear as a stack of vinyl records with a needle on top, as seen from the world-famous intersection of Hollywood and Vine.

Sitting atop Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park, it's the most visited observatory in the world, featuring its 4-ton, "most looked-through telescope" on the planet.

A favorite spot in the story, along the shores of Malibu, California.

Built in 1919 on Sunset Boulevard, it was the original home of Warner Bros. West Coast Studios, where the first "talking" movie – The Jazz Singer – was created in 1927.

Featured in nearly every photo or video of "Tinseltown," the Hollywood Sign was first erected in 1923 for a housing development called "Hollywoodland." Perched on Mount Lee in the Santa Monica Mountains, it's instantly recognized worldwide.

The world's longest continuous stretch of wall-to-wall businesses, Ventura Boulevard spans eighteen miles through a half dozen towns in the San Fernando Valley, gaining fame in songs, TV shows, and movies for its massive length.

The La Brea Tar Pits, one of the world’s most famous fossil sites, has preserved Ice Age remains for over 50,000 years and continues to captivate visitors with bubbling prehistoric discoveries.