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

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

In this Parisian garden's grotesque former life as a zoo it fed exotic animals to the bourgeois and put humans on exhibit.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.

Shattered columns and Egyptian pyramids outside of Paris.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

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

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.