Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

A varied collection of brains in alcohol.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.