New York, New York
U Thant Island
The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
New York, New York
Cafe at the Swedish Church of New York
Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.
New York, New York
The Marriage of Money and Real Estate
A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.
New York, New York
Cherokee Apartments
This Upper East Side apartment co-op was designed as a tuberculosis sanitarium.
New York, New York
Zaragoza Mexican Deli and Grocery
Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.
New York, New York
Sakagura
More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.
New York, New York
Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
New York, New York
Strecker Memorial Laboratory
Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.
New York, New York
Citigroup Center Stilts
If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.
Rancho Mirage, California
Sunnylands
You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.
Riverside, California
The Ark of Citrus
The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.
Los Angeles, California
Phantasma Gloria
One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.
Los Angeles, California
Angelus Temple
Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.
Glendale, California
Adams Square Mini Park
An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.
Glendale, California
Tropico Post Office
Don't bother sending any mail to this ghost town.
Permanently Closed
Los Angeles, California
California Institute of Abnormalarts (CIA)
Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Sculpture Garden
This collector's home is a constant work in progress.
Los Angeles, California
Halloween House
Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.
Los Angeles, California
John Sowden House
Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.
Los Angeles, California
Soap Plant / Wacko
An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.
Los Angeles, California
Lincoln Heights Jail
Once the central jail for Los Angeles, this building housed inmates like Al Capone, those arrested from the Zoot Suit and Watts Riots, and individuals imprisoned for their sexuality.
Permanently Closed
Los Angeles, California
Cakeland.LA
A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.
Los Angeles, California
'América Tropical'
One of Los Angeles's first murals once vibrantly depicted the dangers of United States imperialism.
Culver City, California
Lawrence and Martha Joseph Residence and Apartments
Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.
