This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

Underneath the city that invented pilsners are a series of historic tunnels that have been storing beer for centuries.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.