San Francisco, California
‘Wood Line’
Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.
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Washington, D.C.
Zero Milestone
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
Berkeley, California
Free Speech Monument
This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.
New York, New York
The Hidden Holocaust Memorial of Madison Park
A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.
Boston, Massachusetts
The First Church of Christ, Scientist
This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.
New York, New York
The Wertheim Study
This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.
Pacifica, California
Nike Missile Site SF-51
Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard Bridge
This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.
Borrego Springs, California
Pegleg Smith Monument
A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.
San Bernardino, California
Unofficial McDonald's Museum
This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.
New York, New York
Nero Wolfe's Brownstone
The home of one of America's most beloved fictional characters has become a real world landmark.
New York, New York
The Webster Apartments
This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.
Santa Clarita, California
Oak of the Golden Dream
According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.
Los Angeles, California
Bronson Cave
It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.
New York, New York
The Players
A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.
Carlsbad, California
The Flower Fields
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
Topanga, California
Hidden Treasures
An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.
Oakland, California
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts
A 1914 beaux arts auditorium that sat shuttered for 20 years, restored and reopened in 2026
London, England
Battersea Power Station
Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.
New York, New York
Tammany Hall
The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Sign
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Malibu, California
The Paul Williams-designed Roberts' House
A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.
London, England
Natural History Museum of London
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
Berkeley, California
Sather Tower
The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.
