Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.