France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

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

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

The world's only known button museum.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.