World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

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

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

The collection of signage remembers the midcentury pushback against the new neon light.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

An ear-piercing buzzer calls lawmakers to a vote with a series of long and short rings to form coded messages.

A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.