The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This haunted corpse of a drive-in is now a graffiti-covered ruin.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.

The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

Could this grave be the true resting place of legendary gunfighter "Doc" Holliday? Unclear.

This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.