This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

Definitely not a clown bar.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

Home inspired by the crystal rock formation of the Emerald Estates.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

This private home is famous for appearing in the cult-classic "Twin Peaks" series.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.