A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

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

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

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

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

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

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.

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