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A heartbreaking monument showing the last morning in the life of Jane Griffith.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

This narrow shop in the East Village hosts a matchmaking service for the new millennium.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

This rickety old shed hides a trove of secondhand literary treasures.

Above an abandoned Underground station, this charming bookstore is home to strange antiquities and literary works.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

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

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

The maze-like transportation hub contains abandoned areas, derelict stores, and a resident bat colony.

The rubbery beast is sculpted from recycled materials.

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.