A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

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

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.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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

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

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

The most confusing clock in New York.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.