A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

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

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.

This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

A bizarre form of natural mummification was discovered in the church of this Frisian village.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

This 80-year old mannequin is so lifelike it is believed to be an embalmed corpse.

Self-mummified monk who wears sunglasses and has become a gecko hatchery.

The mummified remains of Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, Russia's most important Buddhist.

Place with alleged mystical powers in Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo.