Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

One man’s collection of photography books has transformed into a charming exhibition space.

The observation point offers spectacular views of the ruins of an ancient Armenian capital.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

Half of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's ashes were buried in Armenia.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Men and special assistants stand by the road to sell the day's catch in this lakeside village.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

The other side is actually green.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.

Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

Something's watching you.