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.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Mexican food and folk art.

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

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

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

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

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

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