Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

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

An unusual monument to a 19th-century circus star.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

A magical, if a bit tacky, 1960s castle conjures up medieval fairytales and Greek mythology.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

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

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.