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 gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."

The rocks of a certain area of Butte, Montana give off a musical ring when hit.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.

Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

An old soap company building now houses one of Minneapolis’s oldest independent non-profit art galleries.

A living antique aviation museum in the historic town of Red Hook, New York.

"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.

An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.