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

Dolls of all shapes and sizes display the eras of femininity in this spooky and beautiful collection.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

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

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

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

A unique collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and everything in-between.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

Trade in that pesky human soul for cold-hard circuits.

An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.

Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.