A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

Definitely not a clown bar.

Get your cosplay on at Portland’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.

Believed to hold the remains of Japan's most infamous fox spirit, this stone is said to kill those who dare approach.

Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

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

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.