A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

One of Los Angeles's first murals once vibrantly depicted the dangers of United States imperialism.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

What better place to take a seat?

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.