The collection of a paranormal investigator who traveled the country collecting haunted items and stories.

This former hunting grounds that once attracted U.S. presidents and other luminaries. Now it’s a privately owned research reserve dedicated to environmental sciences.

This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.