A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.

A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

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

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

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

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

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

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

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

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

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

A long lost multi-cultural music venue used to reside in the bottom floor of Chicago's Flat Iron Building.

Chicago was once a major hub of film production, but being silent film you don’t hear much about it.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.