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

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

The Bong-area park police have asked visitors to please, stop stealing the signs.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

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