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.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

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 three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

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

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.