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The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

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

Find regional specialties from the Thai-Laotian border inside in a North Hollywood swap meet's food court.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

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

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

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

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

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

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

Read a book with a glass of wine at this classically restored bar.

This mansion oasis contains gardens, sculptures, and fountains just off the busy Plaça Kennedy in Sant Gervasi.

Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.

A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.