The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

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

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

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

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

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

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.