Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

The former home of Dutch anthropologist Bert Flint now houses a collection of Berber art and artifacts.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

The Pennsylvania landscape depicted by a quarter mile of mosaics made from used road signs.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.

120 mortarless pagodas built by one Korean hermit.

This art center is way beyond your average pumpkin-carving operation.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.