This public elevator links the lower city to the upper city of Salvador.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Decor at “Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor” includes Raquel Welch's brassiere hanging from a stuffed moose head.

The only fully-realized skyscraper built by the famed American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

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

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

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

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

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 expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.