A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

Despite having a dome made of papier-mâché this tiny observatory has survived for over a century.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

The city of Manchester quietly unveiled this tribute to a 19th-century massacre.

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

A newspaper building that made radio history.