Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

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

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

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

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

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

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

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

Got apples?

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

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

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.