It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

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

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

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.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

Russian history in San Francisco.