A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

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

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

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

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.