A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

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

A tribute to long time Venice Beach resident, artist and actor Dennis Hopper.

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.