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

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

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

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Russian history in San Francisco.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

The old tradition of drying laundry on poles in the public green is still guaranteed by Glasgow city law.