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.

Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

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

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

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

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Because there's no place like home.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.