The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

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

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

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

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

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

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

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

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.