Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

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

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

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

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

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

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

The world's only known button museum.