The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

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

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

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

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.

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

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.