A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

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

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

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

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

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

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

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