World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

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

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The spot where the namesake of the Douglas fir met his mysterious end on a Hawaiian volcano.

This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

Home to items never before seen by the public.