If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.

For just a few hours each morning, this market serves specialties from the city's shrinking Chinese-Indian community.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

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

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.