Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

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

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.

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

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

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

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.

A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.

Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.