Los Angeles, California
The Music Box Steps
The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.
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Los Angeles, California
The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.
Los Angeles, California
In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.
Los Angeles, California
This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Los Angeles, California
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
Amboy, California
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Los Angeles, California
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Los Angeles, California
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Titusville, Pennsylvania
Where the oil industry began.
McConnelsville, Ohio
All that remains of a gigantic earth-moving machine.
Newark, Ohio
An office built to look like a giant basket.
Memphis, Tennessee
The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.
Memphis, Tennessee
The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.
Jackson, Tennessee
An unknown Hall of Fame in Jackson, Tennessee.
Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.
Memphis, Tennessee
This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.
Memphis, Tennessee
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Montgomery, Alabama
Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.
Birmingham, Alabama
A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.
Birmingham, Alabama
Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.