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

Many neighborhoods, including Venice Beach, were fortunately untouched by the flames ... I was relieved to find the home was just as stunning in real life as it was in the photos—from the beautiful ...

Sharael Kolberg, Contributor, Travel Developed in the early 20th century, Venice Beach is modeled – canals and all – after its namesake city in Italy. Admittedly, the experiment didn't live up ...