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

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

An amazing collection of model trains, collectibles, and artifacts that span the last 100 years.

The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of Navajo Nation.

Arizona's first government hub is a rustic cabin now preserved as part of a historical museum.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

The fading, forgotten remains of a once bright and booming factory.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

The smallest country in the world.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

A 9 year-old boy’s elaborate cardboard arcade in his father’s used auto parts store.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

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

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

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