The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

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

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

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

The whole world in one water tank.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.

Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.

The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.