This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

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.

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.

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

Because there's no place like home.

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

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

The oldest home in Huntington Beach, the farmhouse is a monument to the region's pioneer past.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

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

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

A castle inspired by medieval architecture is hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.