The wing of this deserted Boeing 737 almost touches the Dunkin' Donuts next door.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.

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

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.

This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.

The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.