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This gray utility box is not full of wires; it is a tiny, operational theater hiding on a Downtown Los Angeles sidewalk.

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

A brick labyrinth hidden in a church courtyard where anyone can take a quiet, contemplative walk.

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

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

A colony of Mexican free-tailed bats live under the bridge and take flight at sundown all summer long.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.