Garden Grove, California
Christ Cathedral (Crystal Cathedral)
Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.
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Garden Grove, California
Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.
Los Angeles, California
A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Los Angeles, California
Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Los Angeles, California
It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.
Seattle, Washington
This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.
Seattle, Washington
The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.
Seattle, Washington
The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
Seattle, Washington
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
Seattle, Washington
This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Seattle, Washington
Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Wichita, Kansas
The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.
Dallas, Texas
A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.
San Francisco, California
An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.
San Francisco, California
Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.
San Francisco, California
Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.
San Francisco, California
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
San Francisco, California
A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
San Francisco, California
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.