A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

The ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

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

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.