The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

Inspiration struck on this seat outside the Griffith Park merry-go-round.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

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

This L.A. fixture has been serving hot dogs out of a giant hot dog since 1946.

Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

A symbol of Texas pride.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

A city park that sits on top of a freeway.

Tracing a path of more than four miles around a frozen lake, this is the longest skate trail in the United States.

This exhibit is devoted to the games and wonder that Hasbro has brought children worldwide.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

The final resting place of a wealthy landowner who helped create the largest public park in Western Massachusetts.

This roadside wonder is as mysterious as it is beloved.

The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.