With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

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

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

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.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

The three colorful women depict characters from a beloved children's story.

Twice a year, this floating library delivers thousands of books to the remote islands of Stockholm’s archipelago.

Every Tuesday, students let off steam by screaming into the night air.

Frequent fliers welcome in this airplane hotel.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

A hidden bathhouse in one of Stockholm's oldest and busiest neighborhoods is open to anyone who can find it.