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

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

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

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

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

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

The heart of Little Saigon in Orange County is also the first and largest Vietnamese shopping center in the U.S.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

The steepest tramway in North America provides stunning views of the out-of-the-way Wallowa Mountains in northeastern Oregon.

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.