New York, New York
Mmuseumm
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
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New York, New York
The Elevated Acre
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
New York, New York
Dream House
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
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New York, New York
The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
New York, New York
Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
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Los Angeles, California
Chandelier Tree
Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles, California
Underground Tunnels of Los Angeles
During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, California
The (W)rapper
This jagged colossus of a building is mostly held together by an enormous concrete exoskeleton.
Los Angeles, California
Travel Town Museum
A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.
Los Angeles, California
Mel Blanc’s Grave
The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"
Los Angeles, California
The Los Angeles Times Bombing Memorial
This grand memorial remembers the 20 members of the Los Angeles Times killed when the office was bombed.
Los Angeles, California
‘Corporate Head’
This sculpture presents commentary on a life in pursuit of profits.
Los Angeles, California
Mt. Hollywood Tunnel
This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”
Los Angeles, California
Traffic Circle Gondola
A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.
Los Angeles, California
Gower Gulch
The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.
Los Angeles, California
Vineyard Station Trolley Tragedy
A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.
Los Angeles, California
Crossroads of the World
A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.
Los Angeles, California
The LAPD Kōban
Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.
Los Angeles, California
Cardiff Tower
This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.
Los Angeles, California
LAX Theme Building
This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
Los Angeles, California
Aetherius Society's American Headquarters
"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."
Los Angeles, California
Room 8 the Cat Mural
Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.
Los Angeles, California
Angelus Temple
Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.
