Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

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

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.

Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

Pay your respects to departed pets, both celebrity and otherwise.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

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