A museum in rural Utah documents the history of the Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated there.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

Once a purveyor of Santeria supplies, religious products , and household sundries, now closed.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

Hidden in one of the skyscrapers on Bunker Hill, this museum features an 1895 stagecoach and peers into California’s gold-lined history.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

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.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.