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

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

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.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

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.

The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.

This weeping, 10-foot-tall sculpture was a maquette for a 9/11 memorial.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.