The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

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

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

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

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

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

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.