A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

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.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

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

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

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

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

Death road of Bolivia.

Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca.

The humble tomb of an Argentine general, hand-built by his son using stones brought down from the Andes.