This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Ancient mysterious ruts carved in the bedrock.

Stone Age solar temple is aligned with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

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

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

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.