A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

Piano-making empire filled with 200-year-old steam machines still churning out 1,000 instruments a year.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

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.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

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

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

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

A replica that won't float away.