Most shots taken at the Griffith Observatory in Griffith Park overlooking Los Angeles are of the observatory itself (which is fair enough) but this circa 1940s photo shows the view from the observatory. That tall sculpture in the foreground is called the Astronomers Monument, which features six influential astronomers: Hipparchus, Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, and Herschel. Past that is the parking lot, and beyond that are the hiking trails that lead you all over Griffith Park. But watch out for those rattlesnakes!