Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.

The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

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

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

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

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

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

The last of its kind in the country.

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

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

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.