Oldest building in California still in use.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Blitzkrieg bop your way through Berlin's Ramones Museum.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.