Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

A small literary museum remembers the life and works of the author of The Thirty-Nine Steps.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

The site of a strange super top-secret military experiment during WWII on a remote Canadian lake.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

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

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

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

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.