Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

Inspiration struck on this seat outside the Griffith Park merry-go-round.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

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

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

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

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.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

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.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.