A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

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

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.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

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

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

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

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.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

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

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

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

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

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

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.