A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

Two adjoining collections of 19th-20th century physics apparatuses and instruments.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

A community-run museum invites visitors to explore Jewish communities before and after the Holocaust.

From lefty Jewish gathering site to hip cultural site in just 80 years.

This Quebec estate is home to the elaborate gardens of a self-taught horticulturist.

The little house that stood up to a disastrous flood has become a symbol of perseverance.

After he picked up a brush at the age of 47 this simple barber turned his entire home into a canvas.

An abandoned town centered around a paper mill powered by a large waterfall.

One of the most remarkable caves in all of Iceland was created by a once raging river of lava.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

Site of the world's largest nuclear explosion.

Fantastically decorated underground chambers built in the 1760s.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

A collection of more than 1,000 teddies from nearly any profession.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.

This little known mountain has claimed four times as many lives as Everest.

The world's largest radiation field is probably our best bet for irradiated vegetable superheroes.