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.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

This forgotten beach house built to look like a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece overlooks a hidden beach.

Experience the life of an 1800's lumberjack at this interactive museum that is only accessible by railroad.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.