It's still a great place to catch a movie, but most people come to the Chinese Theatre for the hand and/or foot imprints of around 200 Hollywood stars. As legend has it, Norma...

'If every person could look through that telescope,' declared Griffith J Griffith, 'it would revolutionise the world.' More than 70 years after this iconic building opened, the...

Preservation, LA-style. The buildings that together make up this open-air museum were all moved here from other locations: a railroad station from Century City, a church from...

This fine little museum presents a lively account of the Hollywood Bowl's history, through archival film footage, audio clips, photography and all manner of other memorabilia....

The owners of Hollywood Forever have come in for criticism for promoting the place as a tourist attraction, but any place that houses the remains of such celluloid luminaries...

Formed in 1924 when the Mulholland Dam was built, the Hollywood Reservoir was a landmark piece of engineering. Holding 2.5 billion US gallons, it provided the drinking water to...

The blinding sun that you might face as you leave the chapel is a blessing. The view from the chapel's steps takes in the unfortunate new mausoleum, which resembles nothing so...

The bequest of entrepreneur Henry E Huntington is now one of the most enjoyable attractions in the Los Angeles region. It's also not a destination that you should attempt to...

Employing 5,000 people, and equipped with an annual budget of $1.4 billion, the JPL designed, built and now operates NASA's Deep Space Network; it was also responsible for the...

Knott's Berry Farm started as a farm selling the home-made preserves of one Mrs Cordelia Knott. Although Ma Knott and her family are long gone, her jams are still on sale. But...

The 3,300-seat home of the Academy Awards is a slick building that's under-used for the other 11 months of the year. That'll change in 2010, when the theatre is due to start...

These gorgeous grounds in Arcadia, very close to the Santa Anita racetrack, have been designed as an educational facility (the plants are mostly arranged by region, and tours...

The LA Zoo's greatest asset is its location, in the isolated hills of Griffith Park. It's a pretty popular place, but the zoo's size - 80 acres, plus a huge parking lot - means...