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.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Oldest building in California still in use.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

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

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

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

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

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

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

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.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.