A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

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

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

Where the Millerites gathered to watch the end of the world in 1844—and left disappointed.

A bar, burger joint, and arcade housed in a late 19th-century church building.

A collection of the best toys ever made inside a museum devoted to play.

Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

On Waikīkī Beach, a monument to four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirits who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai'i.

The remains of a failed subway in upstate New York is now an underground graffiti bunker.

A bronze ballot box stands at the spot where Susan B. Anthony voted illegally.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.