An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

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

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

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

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

Buy your fish and have it cooked to order in this bustling, eight-floor seafood market.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Hundreds of skulls and bones at the largest skeleton museum in the country.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.