Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence.

You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'

An art gallery home to a plethora of art from local artists who can often be seen hard at work.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

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

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

This museum boasts a bucket of teeth and tells the tale of a 20th-century dental circus.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Microscopic scenes; some call it novelty, some call it art.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.