The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

Magnificent frescoes decorate the interior of this Romanesque church, which also showcases an unusual phenomenon during winter solstice.

The city of Parma's cathedral is home to one of the greatest illusionistic frescoes of the Renaissance.

A three-table eatery sits inside the home-kitchen of a seafood virtuoso in Bangkok's Chinatown.

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

This house is one of the most colorful in the country, and is the last remaining example of a historic villa.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for nearly a century.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.