A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

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

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.