The oldest functional consecrated church on Mustang Island.

This museum is a music lover's introduction to the iconic venue.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

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

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

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.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

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.

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 oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

This abandoned building made of petrified wood was once a hotspot for buying moonshine.