Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

Traveling collection of amazing automata.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.