New York, New York
The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
Tannen's Magic Shop
New York's oldest magic store.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Los Angeles, California
Venice Beach Poet's Monument
The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.
Los Angeles, California
Brown Derby
Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.
Los Angeles, California
Miniature Garden of Whimsy
A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.
Los Angeles, California
Box Canyon
The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.
Los Angeles, California
Ferndell Nature Museum
A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.
Los Angeles, California
Heritage Square Museum
Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.
Los Angeles, California
Musso and Frank Grill
This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.
Los Angeles, California
Evergreen Memorial Park & Crematory
Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.
Los Angeles, California
Barnsdall Art Park
This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.
Los Angeles, California
Chicken Boy
The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Zoo Botanical Gardens
The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.
Los Angeles, California
Binoculars Building
In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.
Los Angeles, California
Idle Hour
The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.
Los Angeles, California
Holyland Exhibition
Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.
Los Angeles, California
The Mar Vista Time Travel Mart
Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.
Los Angeles, California
Valley Relics Museum
One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.
Los Angeles, California
Los Feliz Murder Mansion
Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.
London, England
Wolf-God of Woodeaton
A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.
Rye, England
Camber Castle
Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.
Bodiam, England
Bodiam Castle
A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.
Sanborn, New York
Native American Museum of Art
This overlooked gem outside Niagara Falls preserves and celebrates Iroquois culture.
