A grotto-like lodge decorated with gilded mosaics, rocks and a noisy waterfall was the setting for the most sumptuous pleasure house of 1900s Europe.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

An unusual number plate signifies the building's saucy past.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

The narrowest street in Paris.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

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

A wooden sculpture sits rather out of place in this Mexican beach town.