Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

Now abandoned, this East Austin school for the disabled began as the "State Colony for the Feeble-minded."

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.

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.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

The largest drain hole in the world.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.