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.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.