Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

A bright and wacky exhibit answers every question you may have had about human excrement, flatulence, and more.

About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.

Its humdrum facade only adds to its electrifying appeal: a rooftop with panoramic views of a shapeshifting metropolis.

This lesser-known geographic marker was the reference point for all surveys of the continent for 75 years.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.

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

Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.