San Francisco, California
Peephole Cinema
A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.
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San Francisco, California
A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Los Angeles, California
Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.
Los Angeles, California
What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection.
Los Angeles, California
A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, California
This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.
Los Angeles, California
This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.
Los Angeles, California
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
Paris, France
A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.
Paris, France
The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.
Oakland, California
Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.
Oakland, California
Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.
Trsteno, Croatia
The oldest arboretum on the Dalmatian coast doubles as the gardens of Kings Landing in "Game of Thrones."
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.
Middletown, Connecticut
A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.
Danbury, Connecticut
This statue commemorates the importance of hat manufacturing to Danbury, once known as the "Hat City of the World."
New Haven, Connecticut
A Yale University president wears full samurai garb in one of America’s oldest cemeteries.
Danbury, Connecticut
This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.
Farmington, Connecticut
These etchings reveal the history of a long-gone quarantine site.
New Haven, Connecticut
The headquarters of the famous Yale society.
Orange, Connecticut
The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.
Hartford, Connecticut
A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.