The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

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

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

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

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

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

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

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

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.

The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

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

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

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

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

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.