One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

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

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.