One of the largest wooden ships ever built is honored by a steel sculpture evoking her once-superlative scale.

The Jewish diaspora shares a menu at this museum café.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

A highland eco-park celebrates more than a thousand varieties of tuber.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.