This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

The Binghamton area is home to six of the last remaining hand-carved vintage carousels.

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

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.

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

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

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

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.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

The final resting place of many of New Jersey's most famous residents, including U.S. history's most in-vogue antagonist, Aaron Burr.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.