The longest burning light bulb in the world.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

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

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.