Bird dung painted this huge boulder which in turn inspired the name of a city.

A large spinning bath of liquid mercury, used to probe the early universe.

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

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

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

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

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

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

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

This hands-on math museum believes in turning concepts into constructs.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.

Giant wind turbine with observation deck at the very top.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

Living towers made of people that are now recognized by UNESCO.

A Spanish forest is filled with mysterious stone carvings.