Atlanta, Georgia
Switchyards Ping Pong Stadium
The only subterranean ping pong table in Atlanta.
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Atlanta, Georgia
The Plaza Theatre
This Art-Deco movie palace is the oldest independent cinema in Atlanta.
Atlanta, Georgia
Lake Claire Community Land Trust
A hidden oasis just two minutes from downtown Atlanta.
Permanently Closed
Chicago, Illinois
Rock N Roll McDonald's and Museum
The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.
Chicago, Illinois
Lower Lower Wacker Drive
Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.
Chicago, Illinois
300 South Wacker Drive
A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Piazza d'Italia
A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Cats of Jackson Square
By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.
Ponce de Leon, Florida
Vortex Spring
A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
Britton Hill
The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Metairie Cemetery
New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Tree of Life
This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.
Niland, California
East Jesus
An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.
Calipatria, California
Salvation Mountain
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Calipatria, California
Slab City
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
Los Angeles, California
The Bonaventure Hotel
The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.
Los Angeles, California
Tiki-Ti
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Los Angeles, California
Griffith Observatory’s Tesla Coil
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Los Angeles, California
The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.
Los Angeles, California
Toto Canine Movie Star Memorial Marker
Because there's no place like home.
Los Angeles, California
Mel Blanc’s Grave
The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"
Los Angeles, California
The Los Angeles Times Bombing Memorial
This grand memorial remembers the 20 members of the Los Angeles Times killed when the office was bombed.
Los Angeles, California
Tony Scott’s Grave
A tiny rock climber scales the headstone of a beloved director.
Los Angeles, California
Feral Cat Colonies of Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.
