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

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

Minnesota's oldest and deepest mine is now an underground physics laboratory.