The earliest known map to show America, discovered by accident at a Paris bookshop.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, celestial wonders marked a portal to a powerful route of travel at this site in Madrid, Spain.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

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

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

An extra-wide chair built to accommodate the former president's big behind.

Tucked away in a corner of a Maine general store there was a museum devoted to an equally beloved and reviled local soft drink.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

This eclectic natural history collection holds everything from a bit of the trans-atlantic cable to Hemingway's marlin.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.