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

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

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

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

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

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.