The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

A repository of Pasadena history.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.