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Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

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

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

This 1920s masterpiece of French Quarter architecture hides a secret tunnel used by Albert Einstein.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

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

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

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.

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

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.