This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

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

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

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

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

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

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

This pair of centuries-old magnolia trees was once struck by a Babe Ruth home run.

Rare and classic books by Black authors are the focus at this independent bookstore in a historic Atlanta neighborhood.

Unruly residents were housed in this one-person cell until the Black Maria arrived.

No passport is required to eat around the world at this elegant restaurant.

Beside some power panels, a plaque celebrates the history of an alternate world.

A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia's most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.