Because there's no place like home.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

Sid Vicious famously punched a hole in the wall of this iconic music venue.

A museum packed with instruments, lyrics, and other mementos of the American folk icon.

An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

This punny mirror of another Wisconsin attraction is exactly what it sounds like.

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

This metal shop's yard is filled with cutout art including an Eiffel Tower replica and Noah's Arch.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.