Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

From this desk Al Hirschfeld drew his influential caricatures of the 20th century's Broadway stars.

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

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

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

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

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

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

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

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

See four top-secret US spy aircraft of the Cold War era, including the legendary SR-71 Blackbird and the A-12 Oxcart.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

The road plays 30 seconds of the Marine’s Hymn when driving over the grooved pavement.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."