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

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

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

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

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

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

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

The world's longest known cave system.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

An underwater city for the dead.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

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

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.