The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

One of the best collections of wax anatomical models in the world.

The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.

American soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II.

A pyramid in Central Europe of unknown origin.

"World machine" built by an untrained Austrian farmer.

A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

The first German gnome who popularized the garden decoration.

Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.