Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

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

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

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

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

Opened as part of the New Deal, the training facility now features World War II-era structures and a pylon that once stood at the World Trade Center.

This hands-on math museum believes in turning concepts into constructs.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.