No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.

Secluded springs in the Rio Grande Gorge offer hot bathing beside the haunted ruins of a stagecoach stop.

This mysterious anthropomorphic statuette is on display at the National Museum of Oman.

Part of a highway network meant to connect Miami to Montreal, this 10-mile stretch of road made from red bricks is still around 100 years later.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

For centuries, this town's hot springs have been embraced by rich and poor—and even by Popes.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.

Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.

Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.

Part ski resort, part modern art space, this lodge brings giant metal spiders and bloody doors to the Austrian Alps.

Grand architectural relics gain a new life in this Pennsylvania warehouse.

A collection of nostalgic items from the Showa era with an exhibit on the local ghost story of the Snow Woman.

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

The Painted Ladies of Ontario aren’t your average beach homes.

Three witches are said to be buried beneath these unmarked concrete graves.