World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

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

A floating McDonald's built for Expo '86 is now a derelict relic on Burrard Inlet.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

This medieval Italian village was transformed into an architectural marvel by the famous "Papessa" Donna Olimpia.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

The historic “pink house on the hill” is an architectural gem that now serves as a center for water conservation.

The building's fluid, wavelike walls are a true feat of architectural ingenuity.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

This wildly-tiled artist's palace is a living and growing account of the creator's life, loves, and labors.

The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.

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

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

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

The portrait of a man from Japan who sent weekly letters to a Dutch hotel he never visited.