Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

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

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

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.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

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

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

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

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.