This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

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

Whale bones, scrimshaw, and sperm oil make up just a part of this comprehensive collection of whaling history.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

A monument to the first person to sail around the world solo, nowhere close to where he was born, set sail, or landed.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.