The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

A floating museum that was sunk by a flood and left to rot in the tides.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.

Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Somewhere between an art studio and a print shop, this artists storefront is a house of worship devoted to type.

Inspiration struck on this seat outside the Griffith Park merry-go-round.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

This grand memorial remembers the 20 members of the Los Angeles Times killed when the office was bombed.

Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

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