One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

A Manhattan office building is home to the world's largest chess board.

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.

Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

New York's oldest magic store.

Swedish mice can dine at the Nuts of Life restaurant or take a date to the amousement park.

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.

Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.