Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

At Oklahoma Panhandle State University, a plaque marks a place once known as No Man's Land in the linear world and the fictional Kcymaerxthaere as well.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

Because there's no place like home.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

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

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.