Los Angeles, California
Lummis Home ("El Alisal")
A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.
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Los Angeles, California
A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.
Atlanta, Georgia
This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.
Ellicott City, Maryland
The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.
Los Angeles, California
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
Seattle, Washington
Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.
New York, New York
The "Seinfeld" diner.
Los Angeles, California
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Los Angeles, California
Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
Chicago, Illinois
This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.
Portland, Oregon
The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.
Atlanta, Georgia
Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.
Los Angeles, California
Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.
Yosemite National Park, California
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
New Mexico
One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.
New York, New York
New York's oldest magic store.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
New York, New York
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
New York, New York
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Dripping Springs, Texas
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
Supai, Arizona
This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.