A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

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

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

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

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.