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

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

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

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

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

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

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

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

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

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

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

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

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

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

The ancient abodes are a testament to human ingenuity amid harsh climates.

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.