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

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

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

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

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

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

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.

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

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

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.