Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

Electrical curiosity museum housed in an old transformer station.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

An ambiguous ambience emanates from this centuries old leprosy quarantine.

The remaining relics of the patroness of Paris lie in a chapel under a striking double spiral staircase.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

Nature’s skyscraper launches out of the terrain with attitude.

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

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

A hotly contested micro-nation off the coast of Montserrat.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

The cell which saved the life of Ludger Sylbaris, "the man who lived through Doomsday."

Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

The self-proclaimed world's smallest museum, located next to a Massachusetts sandwich chain.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.