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

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

Near the summit of Mount Washington, a stone monument remembers a life lost to one of the mountain's infamous storms.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Dedicated to "the father of U.S. life insurance."

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

Along a busy beachfront strip you may hear Frank Sinatra singing from one boardwalk home.

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.