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

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

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

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

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

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.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

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

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.