A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

This jagged colossus of a building is mostly held together by an enormous concrete exoskeleton.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

A family agreed to sell their property to Disney on the condition that this tree, planted as a wedding gift, would not be removed.

The first of the iconic American roadside attractions lives on as a college mascot.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Drift through decades of high desert music history at this funky hometown museum.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

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

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.