An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

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

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

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

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

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

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

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.