This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

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.

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

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

The third-oldest baseball stadium in the United States is in a league of its own.

Home to a collection of artifacts and specimens from one of the world's preeminent geologists

A curiosity-seeker's paradise set inside a three-story historic school house.

The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

This baroque wonder is filled with a trove of artistic treasures.

This historic Mexican convent is home to a tree that grows crucifix-like thorns.