A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A 21-foot-tall statue of a miner made of scrap metal stands in this West Virginia coal town.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

Winding country roads in eastern West Virginia lead to an extraordinary place populated by fiberglass giants.

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.

A giant time capsule not scheduled to be cored until 2040.

The farming museum contains an extensive taxidermy collection, including the world's largest stuffed horse.

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.

This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

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

Art installations, derelict railcars, and endangered grasshoppers all call this south Berlin park home.