A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

The last of its kind in the country.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

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

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

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

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

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

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

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

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

The oldest Naval cemetery on the West Coast.

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