Los Angeles, California
Watts Towers
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
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Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
San Francisco, California
One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.
Portland, Oregon
A Portland legend tells of small green archers shooting random passersby with visionary arrows.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Seattle, Washington
This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.
Seattle, Washington
The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.
Seattle, Washington
This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Tokyo, Japan
This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."
Munich, Germany
This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.
Berlin, Germany
A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Munich, Germany
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
Osaka, Japan
Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.
Kobe, Japan
This massive section of quay destroyed by an earthquake is preserved to remember the past.
Kobe, Japan
A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.
Tokyo, Japan
When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.
Tokyo, Japan
This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.
Tokyo, Japan
A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.
Tokyo, Japan
Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”
Garden Grove, California
Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.
Newport Beach, California
Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.
Los Angeles, California
The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.
Los Angeles, California
A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.