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

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The artist and New York City icon lived, worked and died in this converted carriage house owned by another iconic artist, Andy Warhol.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

Somewhere between an art studio and a print shop, this artists storefront is a house of worship devoted to type.