Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

This public art pays homage to the baseball legend and civil rights icon and his time in Montreal.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

This house turned museum chronicles the life and work of Richard Neutra.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

This statue celebrating early Hollywood is largely forgotten, while its twin replica at Walt Disney World has become an icon.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

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.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

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

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

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

This museum tells a lively, personal, and wide-ranging history of jazz music.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.