The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

This floating cinema brings new meaning to the phrase "going out" to the movies.

Inspiring Earthlings to Boldly Go.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

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

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

The last of its kind in the country.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The creator of the carousel's bingo-pinball hybrid survives in California's oldest gaming establishment.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

A ghost town revived by hippies and wanderers throws its own special brand of holiday parade.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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

The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

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

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

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.