A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

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

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

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

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.