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

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

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.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

Home of a French nobleman's short-lived attempt at raising cattle in the Badlands of North Dakota.

Wally is the 26-foot-long fiberglass emissary for Garrison, North Dakota, one of the self-proclaimed (and hotly contested) Walleye Capitals of the World.

This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.

This park straddling the United States-Canadian border has been a symbol of peace since 1932.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

This landmark honoring a local beer brand is an iconic part of the Minneapolis skyline.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

This was once the largest four-sided clock in the world (yes, even bigger than Big Ben).