This park is home to California's first oil boomtown, with structures that have stood for more than a century.

This 2,700-year-old woman is the jewel of the Maidstone Museum's Egyptian collection.

This medieval church is the only one in the world that features all Marc Chagall stained-glass windows.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

What happens when a chef with indigenous roots takes over a hotel-restaurant?

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

The oldest candy store in the world has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The mysterious remains of a martyred teenage saint are venerated inside a small country chapel.

Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.

An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.

This stop on the Camino de Santiago stands high above the underwater ruins of a medieval town.