This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

The forgotten remnants of a land-to-sea cable car that was once unique in the world.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

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

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

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

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.