Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

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

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

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

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

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

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

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.

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

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

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

An abandoned, rusty old relic of railroad history stands at attention over the Cuyahoga River.

A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.

Abandoned since the 1950s, the streetcar lane beneath the heavily trafficked bridge lays empty and unused.

The ruins of the suspension bridge hang over Kingsbury Run as a ghost of racial prejudice.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.