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.

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

One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.

One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

A giant concrete churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

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