There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

Still standing despite its considerable slant, this tilted lighthouse has become a local symbol of resilience.

Uninhabited islet in the Caribbean is the sanctuary of giant lizards.

A 220-foot deep watery drop-off, filled with marine life.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

Final resting place of the most prolific Fijian cannibal of all time.