These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show what makes the City of Angels and its next-door neighborhoods ...

Rows of the remains of charred homes filled the Los Angeles landscape as flames engulfed entire neighborhoods. But among the crumbling walls, some homes stand untouched. Through a mixture of luck ...

The city of Los Angeles, bordered by the Pacific Ocean ... which creates a network of ethnically diverse towns. Plus, the varied landscape throughout LA allows travelers to tailor a visit to ...

The cold, hyper-bright blue sun of winter in Los Angeles is like a distant spotlight on what is left: a lone staircase climbing to nowhere. A cozy brick entryway leading to nothing. Driving ...