A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

A tribute to the disposable cups that were once manufactured here, this 68-foot-tall statue would be difficult to throw away.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

This bank is widely believed to be the inspiration for the offices of Philip Marlowe, the hardboiled detective featured in a number of Raymond Chandler's stories.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

The road plays 30 seconds of the Marine’s Hymn when driving over the grooved pavement.

See four top-secret US spy aircraft of the Cold War era, including the legendary SR-71 Blackbird and the A-12 Oxcart.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.

With a history stretching back to the 16th century, this pub has a few stories to tell.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

A totem pole of heads to represent the different stages of life.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

A building claimed to be London’s smallest house has an obscure history.

This ancient spring in central London was featured in a Peter Pan story.

Outside of one of Britain's most renowned social clubs, a step installed specifically for the Duke.

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.