A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

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

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

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.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

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

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

Yo, Adrian!

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.

A Manhattan office building is home to the world's largest chess board.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.