Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

A historic train ride from California to Mexico.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

An assortment of armored tanks and Howitzer cannons in the middle of the Sonoran Desert.

One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

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

There's an old indoor swimming pool hidden directly underneath the White House Press Briefing Room.

A commemoration of over 150 of St. Louis's favorite sons and daughters.

An unexpected connection to Chicago awaits visitors on an island just off the California coast.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

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

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.

Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

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

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

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

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."