Santa Fe, New Mexico
Loretto Chapel
Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
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Santa Fe, New Mexico
Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.
Tucson, Arizona
Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.
Tucson, Arizona
In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.
Mesa, Arizona
Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.
Palm Springs, California
This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.
Palm Springs, California
An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.
Joshua Tree, California
The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."
Joshua Tree, California
An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.
Joshua Tree, California
Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.
Pasadena, California
Pasadena glamour turned government issue.
Pasadena, California
One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.
Pasadena, California
A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.
San Diego, California
This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.
Santa Monica, California
On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.
Riverside, California
Mexican food and folk art.
Los Angeles, California
The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.
Los Angeles, California
There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.
Los Angeles, California
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.
Los Angeles, California
This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.
Los Angeles, California
A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.
Los Angeles, California
This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.