This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

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

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

A museum and tribute to a brave profession.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

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

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

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

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.