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 second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

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

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.

An informal walk of fame in front of a Hollywood office building remembers a comedic great and his associates.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.

Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.

This Buddhist temple is home to a number of towering statues spread over a peaceful wooded park.

The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.