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

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

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

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

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

The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

An Airy Would-Be Solution to a Housing Shortage.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

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

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.