Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

This shrine is an ode to the region's rich Hispanic heritage.

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

Because there's no place like home.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

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

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

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

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

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.