Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.

This Kansas City studio was home to Walt Disney's first animation business.

This humble American Craftsman home is where the Disney brothers’ animation business took flight in 1923.

An unassuming corner inside downtown Orlando's library offers a whole new world of the park and its history.

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.

This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.