The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

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

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

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

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

High-end dining has a home in this former gas station.

A mysterious drive-in nestled in the forest that leaves little to the imagination.

Hidden within a spa in a Texas strip mall is a restaurant specializing in Eastern European foods.

Decaying military base deactivated in the 70s is now visited by urban explorers and military enthusiasts.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.