Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.

This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

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

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.