Los Angeles, California
St. Vincent Court
A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.
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Los Angeles, California
A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.
Sloan, Nevada
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Los Angeles, California
Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.
Atlanta, Georgia
An old bank vault in Atlanta is now the eternal shrine to the King of Rock and Roll.
Atlanta, Georgia
This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Santa Monica, California
A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.
Los Angeles, California
This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.
Yermo, California
Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.
Atlanta, Georgia
The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.
Los Angeles, California
A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Los Angeles, California
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
West Hollywood, California
An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."
Torrance, California
One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.
Laguna Beach, California
This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.
Primm, Nevada
This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.
Costa Mesa, California
A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania shopping center was once the setting for the 1978 film, "Dawn of the Dead."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.
Manhattan Beach, California
The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.
Boulder City, Nevada
A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.
Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.