An academy where anyone can train in the exciting acrobatic sports of parkour and freerunning.

The haunting remains of a beautiful old plant nursery founded in the 1850s.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

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

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.