An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.

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

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

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

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

A museum of magic with a Sadist past.

A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

This collection of solar timekeepers includes the world's first digital sundial.

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

Incredible labyrinth of man made caves.