This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

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

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

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

The last of its kind in the country.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

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

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.