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

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

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

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

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

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

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Eclectic musical collection ranging from hurdy gurdies and orphicas to the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.