For more than 170 years, this family-run bakery has been serving Berlin’s best Baumkuchen, or “tree cake.”

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

From toys to kettles to scientific instruments, this German museum celebrates the beauty of 20th century design.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Once a purveyor of Santeria supplies, religious products , and household sundries, now closed.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

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

The last of its kind in the country.

Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.

This house turned museum chronicles the life and work of Richard Neutra.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

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

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.