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

Griffith Observatory sits on the south face of Mount Hollywood and overlooks the Los Angeles basin ... But there's more than just a pretty photo-op here. The observatory hosts fascinating ...

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