Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

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

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

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

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

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

A quirky collection of old chairs fills a random vacant lot in suburban Texas.

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

Because there's no place like home.

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