This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.

A local pineapple cannery once dumped pineapple trimmings off of this pier, with sometimes smelly results.

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.

This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

A museum honoring Oklahoma military service, where you can look into Hitler's mirror and see a Mickey Mouse gas mask.

The largest land animal skull ever discovered.

Circus cemetery for all the “showmen under God’s big top.”

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

A massive collection of rare and antique books in a tiny ranching community in northern Texas.

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.