This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.

The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

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

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

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

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