The Hollywood home of Kermit the Frog and Yoda used to be Charlie Chaplin's film studio.

This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

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

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

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

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