9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.