All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

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.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

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

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

This historic hub for labor unions has survived the city's changing landscape.

This contemporary art museum is filled with other, smaller museums, which feature work from artists primarily in the Pacific Northwest.