Places Edited by hibbibi

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

This centuries-old tree tells an unusual tale of vegetation and fertility in the desert.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.

A fence constructed completely of skis on Monroe Street.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.