High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

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

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

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

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

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

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

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

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

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

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

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

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.