Houston, Texas
Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern
A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.
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Houston, Texas
The Big Bubble
There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...
Houston, Texas
Arthur B. Cohn House
A historic, century-old house plopped along the perimeter of Houston's ballpark.
Houston, Texas
Twilight Epiphany Skyspace
Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.
Houston, Texas
Museum of Health and Medical Science
A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.
Houston, Texas
The Orange Show
One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.
Houston, Texas
Destination Mound Town (Hermann Park Train Tunnel)
A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.
Grand Saline, Texas
The Salt Palace
A small "palace" and museum made of, and devoted entirely, to salt.
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
Travel Town Museum
A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Fire Department Museum
Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.
Los Angeles, California
The African American Fire Fighter Museum
Celebrating the accomplishments of Black firefighters in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, California
The Munch Box
A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.
Los Angeles, California
Cilantro Mexican Grill
A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.
Los Angeles, California
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."
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Los Angeles, California
Cakeland.LA
A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.
Los Angeles, California
UCLA Meteorite Collection
What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection.
Los Angeles, California
The Moore Lab of Zoology
One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.
Los Angeles, California
Tom Mankiewicz Conservation Carousel
A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.
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
Musso and Frank Grill
This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.
Los Angeles, California
Museum of Tolerance
A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.
Los Angeles, California
Japanese Garden at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant
This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.
Los Angeles, California
Space Shuttle Endeavour
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
