The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

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

Is this the most Portland place ever?

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

Former utopian colony based on the belief that the universe exists in a hollow sphere.

This 1920s railway depot is now home to two unique museums complete with a miniature train ride.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

On the side of a Virginia highway, a collection of monuments commemorates an 18th-century trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains.