A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

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

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

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

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.

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

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

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

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

Two Ming Dynasty lion statues guard the entrance to the journalism school.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.