Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

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

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

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

This tiny islet has somehow housed an ancient temple, two monasteries, a church, a fortress, and a restaurant.

A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.