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

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

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

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

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

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

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

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.