From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

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

An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

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

Giant scissors seemingly stabbed into the side of a hair salon leave no question about the vocation of the owners.

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

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

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

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

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

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.