A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

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

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.