Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

The Jewish diaspora shares a menu at this museum café.

A former 16th-century monastery houses a museum dedicated to the island and its culture.

The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.