Bypass Hollywood vendors peddling “maps of star’s homes” (a popular tourist scam) and head over to Hancock Park, one of L.A.’s most prized neighborhoods. Some of the most eccentric residential architecture in the city can be found here. Many of the large mansions were built for old film producers and directors, and even Mae West once called this neighborhood home.

Snag a condo in Marina Del Rey’s first high-rise, the Marina City Club. With its three distinctive curved towers, waterfront location, and resort-style amenities, the 1970s complex is one of L.A.’s original seaside gems and a landmark in vertical urban living.