Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

A sanctuary for sickly, stray, or wounded donkeys.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

The last of its kind in the country.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.