An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

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.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

The most confusing clock in New York.

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

Historic Greenpoint theater, turned roller disco, now housing a chain pharmacy store.

The only surviving sidewalk clock in Brooklyn.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.