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

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

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

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.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

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

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

The study has wall paneling from a 17th century ship.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A European-style bath house in Chicago.