The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

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

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.