Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

Singapore's Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West is a social hotspot for songbirds and their humans.

Venture into the hideout of one of Hong Kong's legendary pirates.

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.