One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

Because there's no place like home.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for a century.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

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.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.