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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

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

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

The unassuming structure was part of a Major League Baseball stadium.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his moniker to peaks.

Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.