Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past.

A replica of the famous memorial statue at the Normandy American Cemetery hides in an office building in downtown D.C.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

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

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

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

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

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

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.