Los Angeles, California
Templo Santa Muerte
A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Los Angeles, California
Odd Fellows Cemetery
A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.
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 Music Box Steps
The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.
Los Angeles, California
The Adventurers' Club of Los Angeles
Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.
Los Angeles, California
Angelus Temple
Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.
Los Angeles, California
Historic Street Lighting Museum
The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.
Los Angeles, California
Fine Arts Building Atrium
A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, California
Old Warner Bros. Theatre Inside Downtown Jewelry Exchange
The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.
Los Angeles, California
Richfield Tower's Art Deco Doors
Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.
Los Angeles, California
St. Vincent Court
A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.
New York, New York
C. O. Bigelow Apothecary
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
Newport Beach, California
Bunnyhenge
Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon
Proxy Falls
This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.
Barcelona, Spain
Park Güell
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
El Trapiche, Panama
Coiba Island Penal Colony
An infamous former prison is now a biodiverse national park.
Chicago, Illinois
Willis Tower Glass Platform
Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.
Houston, Texas
Rothko Chapel
The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.
Porto, Portugal
Livraria Lello
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Marshall, California
The Marconi Conference Center
Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.
La Grande, Oregon
The Lodge at Hot Lake Springs
A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.
San Francisco, California
'The Allegory of California'
The first fresco Diego Rivera painted in the United States can be found in the former San Francisco Stock Exchange.
Washington, D.C.
Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
London, England
Brunel Museum Grand Entrance Hall
The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.
