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.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Patrick Dougherty's fantastic living tree sculptures, mind-blowing but temporary.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Before Metro, Washington had a robust streetcar network—and you see the remains of this infrastructure if you know where to look.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.

The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.

A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.