The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

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

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

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

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

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.

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions, just west of Orlando.

Former wax museum from the 1960s, home to many wax U.S. Presidents and the famous White House miniature.

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.

A different kind of swan princess.

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.