The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.

A tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles.

A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

The highest rapid transit station in the world.

Blink and you may miss this rustic pioneer cemetery.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

It wouldn't be long after purchasing this farm, Brown would lead his siege on Harper's Ferry.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

A museum dedicated to the decorative arts from the 16th through 19th centuries.

One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.