An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

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

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

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

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

These unique markers designate the route American forces took during the Liberation of France.