Paris, France
The Room of Endangered and Extinct Species
A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Paris, France
A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.
Paris, France
A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.
Paris, France
Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.
Paris, France
An underground tropical garden sits inside a Paris Métro Station.
Paris, France
The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.
Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
Paris, France
The final resting place of the "father of special effects."
Paris, France
Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.
Paris, France
Ordinary art transforms to extraordinary thanks to locals' quirky sense of humor.
Paris, France
A letterpress workshop committed to the art of printing, with unique and creative designs.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Paris, France
The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.
Mount Hamilton, California
A 19th-century California philanthropist is entombed beneath the telescope he funded.
Dana Point, California
Statues pay tribute to the icons of "Killer Dana," one of California's most famous surfing towns.
San Francisco, California
A historic office and commercial building located in the heart of downtown San Francisco.
Monterey, California
The last remaining houses of a bygone world immortalized by John Steinbeck in his novel “Cannery Row.”
San Francisco, California
Lombard Street may be more famous, but this is the real “crookedest street in the world.”
San Jose, California
The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.
San Jose, California
An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.
Pacifica, California
The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.
Denver, Colorado
In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.
Denver, Colorado
A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Denver, Colorado
This 28-foot-tall milk can contains one of the most whimsical ice cream parlors in town.