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

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.