A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

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

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

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

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Giant scissors seemingly stabbed into the side of a hair salon leave no question about the vocation of the owners.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

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