This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

A curiosity-seeker's paradise set inside a three-story historic school house.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

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

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

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

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

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

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.