A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

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 centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

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.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

A kaleidoscope gallery and steampunk emporium named for a pioneering journalist.