A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

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

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

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

The long-lost final resting place of an accused witch.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

Once home to a thriving oil industry, this town now sits eerily abandoned.

A local pineapple cannery once dumped pineapple trimmings off of this pier, with sometimes smelly results.

Now a pedestrian bridge, this was once part of a narrow-gauge railroad that ran along the east coast of Kauai.

This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.