Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

The building was originally a gas station built to resemble a Japanese tea house.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.