An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Hidden behind West Philadelphia rowhomes is a haven for migratory and local bird species both ordinary and rare.

The oldest of only three existing statues of the great novelist stands in a city he did not care for.

A benevolent, 16-foot-tall river dragon lives on a suburban lawn.

An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.

Once the supplier for noteworthy projects like the National Cathedral, this old brickworks now lies abandoned.

Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.

A spectacular tribute to statesman and philanthropist Andrew Mellon.

A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.

An echo chamber with a waterfall wrapped around its base at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

A hidden passageway now marks the site of an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that some say broke a 140-year-old curse.

There's a crumbling old mansion inside the Smithsonian National Zoo.