A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

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

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.

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

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

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

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

A tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

This memorial honors those who served on Gallops Island Radio Training Station during the second World War.