This photo essay summarizes some of the favorite places in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, including historic houses from the early 1900s, the local library and fire station, parks, a school, and an old tree brought from Australia. The essay touches on several homes, community buildings, gardens, and other landmarks, describing many of them as "nice" or providing brief details and photos about each location. It concludes that it has covered most of what is worth seeing in the Mar Vista area.