World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

This 11th-century castle sits so low you can't see it behind the surrounding buildings.

An unassuming rod in the Netherlands was once the old standard unit of length for the entire Dutch empire.

One of the Leiden's oldest pubs is also the birthplace of the Heineken star.

This public library and its impressive collection of academic books have not changed since the 17th century.

An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.

The works of poetry's biggest names grace the walls of the city of Leiden, all carefully painted by hand.

Science meets wall art to highlight the beauty of famous mathematical equations.

Devious political maneuvering and four ancient, working telescopes are central to the world's second-oldest observatory.

A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.

Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.