Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

France's Lilliputian park displays over 100 of the country's monuments for visitor perusal.

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.

Hundreds of secret cabinets built into the walls of legendary poisoner's private work room.

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

Yo, Adrian!

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

The last funhouse of its kind, where guests enter through the mouth of an 80-year-old blue whale.

The god of wine stares out at passersby on this busy Pittsburgh thoroughfare.

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.

One Pittsburgh musician's decades-in-the-making memorabilia collection is on display at this rock-n-roll curio shop.

This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.

An 18th-century Catholic church converted into an eccentric temple of music and bacchanalia.

Its vintage camera collection gives a snapshot of the past as viewed through a photographic lens.

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.