A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

A simple tribute to the microscopic arachnid that gives its juices and its life to help make a speciality German cheese.

This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.

The world's newest astronomical clock is also its most accurate.

An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.

These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.

A Cold War secret surveillance tower used to spy on radio communications.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

What started as a tongue-in-cheek shrine is now a full-blown museum celebrating "The Hoff" and his longtime love affair with Berlin.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

An unusual bronze bus shelter is actually an art installation commenting on the city's history with the Nazi party.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

A massive 1830s industrial site once known as Czechia's "Iron Heart" has been transformed into a playground of science, technology, and art.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

An elevator into the Baltic Sea.