A tiny, unmarked beer and whiskey bar above an Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly fails to conceal live bluegrass.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

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

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.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

Once a year, thousands of naked cyclists flood the streets of a Seattle neighborhood.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

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

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.