New York, New York
77 Water Street
A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.
Corinne, Utah
An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.
Palo Alto, California
The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.
Palo Alto, California
This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Ochopee, Florida
The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.
Los Angeles, California
First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Los Angeles, California
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
Los Angeles, California
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
Oakland, California
A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.
San Francisco, California
A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
San Francisco, California
Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.
San Francisco, California
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
Los Angeles, California
It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.