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

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

A huge old mansion full of thousands of toys, each there to be used and played with.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

This non-profit theatre in the heart of Brussels is dedicated to hosting independent films.

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

A collection of huge, site-specific sculptures sitting in the Montana woods.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

After Havre burned down, the best place to build was under the ashes.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

A notorious punk house turned co-op.

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.