The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

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

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

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

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

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

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

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

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

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