A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

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

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

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

See four top-secret US spy aircraft of the Cold War era, including the legendary SR-71 Blackbird and the A-12 Oxcart.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

Antiques by the Bay.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.