Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

Glacial lake that mysteriously empties itself every year.

Home of Vissarion, the "Jesus of Siberia."

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Fascinating museum dedicated to the under-appreciated medical history of urology features some wince-inducing devices.

The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.

A tiny islet just off Long Island offers a wealth of infectious curiosities.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

An illegally built ramshackle mansion tucked in the middle of Brooklyn is now being turned into condominiums.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.