Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

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

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

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

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

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

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

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

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

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

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

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

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.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.