In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft perfume fragrances.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

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

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.