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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

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

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

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

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

This 38-year old fish became a casualty of changing trends.

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.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

A Community Cornerstone.

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

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.