A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

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

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

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

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

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

A stately palace has been converted into the world's largest cannabis museum.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

A huge museum of much more than just agriculture displayed in a princess's palace.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.