A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.