Peek inside Howard Hughes' garage at this Hollywood-themed art installation.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

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.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Visit Lima’s one-stop-shop for sustainably sourced and produced Peruvian chocolate.

The little bear in the "funny kind of hat" has made his way from London back to Peru.

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

First planned industrial community in the United States.