Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

One of Australia's famed "Big Things," this giant fruit was once stolen as part of a publicity stunt.

One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.

A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.

A microcosm of the whaling industry in a small Australian town.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

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

A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.