Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Tower Apartments
This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Los Angeles, California
This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.
Los Angeles, California
Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.
Los Angeles, California
Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.
Los Angeles, California
A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.
Los Angeles, California
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.
Los Angeles, California
Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.
Palos Verdes Estates, California
Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.
Long Beach, California
The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.
Long Beach, California
The creator of the carousel's bingo-pinball hybrid survives in California's oldest gaming establishment.
Los Angeles, California
A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.
Los Angeles, California
This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.
Los Angeles, California
This collector's home is a constant work in progress.
Midway, Utah
This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.
Turda, Romania
This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.
Mohács, Hungary
Festival of Perpetual Life and Rebirth.
Eilat, Israel
Underwater restaurant at the coral reefs of Eilat.
Haifa, Israel
The world's only official college program focused on "clown therapy."
Brooklyn, New York
Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.
Montreal, Québec
A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.
Queens, New York
Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.
Montreal, Québec
The Jewish diaspora shares a menu at this museum café.