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 iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

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

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.