A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

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

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

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

A collection of Witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

Yo, Adrian!

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

Hundreds of protractors affixed to surfaces all over the city.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.