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

A forgotten graveyard lost in the tangles of an overgrown garden.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

The romantic garden was the epicenter of the Hungarian art scene in the 1880s.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

A 19th century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

The last of its kind in the country.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

Homemade rockets, dinosaurs, and robots make this New York small business much more than a furniture store.

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."