This bank is widely believed to be the inspiration for the offices of Philip Marlowe, the hardboiled detective featured in a number of Raymond Chandler's stories.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

A newspaper building that made radio history.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

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

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

The three biggest silent film stars once shot iconic scenes here.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

Once a year, thousands of naked cyclists flood the streets of a Seattle neighborhood.

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.