This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

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

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

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

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.