This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

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

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

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

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

Yo, Adrian!

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.