"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

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

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

An enchanted arts space which assumes infinite identities.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

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

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

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

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.