Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

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

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.

This collection of ferns from across the globe is the largest assortment in the United States.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.

The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

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

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.