Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

One of the last Art Deco gas station still standing in Dallas.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

A gas station has taken the place of the home of the 19th American President.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

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

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

A gruesome combat between a hunter and a furious momma bear.

The site where two doves fell in love.

The remains of the medieval wall that once surrounded Paris with ties to the construction of the Louvre.

The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.

This small, ingenious cannon once helped regulate Parisian life.

One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.

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