Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

This eclectic homestead is home to a miniature windmill and Connecticut's last tollbooth.

After decades of neglect, a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

These unique volcanic rock formations offer the perfect opportunity to camp and hike.

This replica of the Indian spiritual master Meher Baba's tomb stands unfinished in the New Mexico desert.

Recycling meets art in this colorful barricade.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

These ramparts, once lined with towers, were constructed in defense of Beaune.

This small, ingenious cannon once helped regulate Parisian life.

The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.

A fortress on this island housed the mysterious prisoner known as the "Man in the Iron Mask" for more than a decade.

Unable to build support structures on glaciers, the engineers for this tramway were forced to design a unique system.

A quaint medieval harbour where Benjamin Franklin landed in 1776.

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

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.

A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

Peeing dogs guard the Roman hunting goddess atop a fountain at France’s Château de Fontainebleau.

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.