A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

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

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"