The remains of a deserted steamboat sit rusting beside an old ferry pier and an abandoned train platform.

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

The tiniest little stage in New York.

A farm in New Jersey grew a most unusual crop for AT&T's testing purposes.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

From silent movie theater to rock &roll palace and beyond.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Adherence to strict Jewish laws is required to enter this ultra-conservative New York village.