Santa Monica, California
Georgian Hotel
One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.
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Santa Monica, California
One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.
Marshall, California
Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.
Los Angeles, California
This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.
San Francisco, California
A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.
Los Angeles, California
Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.
Cave City, Kentucky
An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.
Kaliningrad, Russia
A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.
Baltimore, Maryland
Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.
Elkhart, Indiana
A concrete block embedded with thousands of pulled teeth was created by a local dentist to memorialize his dog.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.
Seattle, Washington
Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.
Seattle, Washington
From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.
Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.
Old Whittington, England
A secret meeting in this small cottage changed the course of British history.
Laos
A mysterious, hidden cluster of Buddha sculptures carved into the rocks.
Derby, England
The longest stone bridge in England has an impressive history that dates back over 700 years.
Brooklyn, New York
A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.
Ogden, Utah
Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.
San Rafael, California
Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.
Dublin, Ireland
The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.
WaKeeney, Kansas
The holiday spirit lingers year-round in the "Christmas City of the High Plains."