With over 5,000 champions, the Hall of Fame continues to draw amateur eaters.

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.

The haunting cadaver tomb of a famous French poet, playwright, and filmmaker.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

Sculpture that doubles as a time capsule so that life can survive radiation outside Chernobyl.

The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

The first railway tunnel to cross the Continental Divide and, at 11,523 feet, was once the highest railroad tunnel in the world.

The steepest tramway in North America provides stunning views of the out-of-the-way Wallowa Mountains in northeastern Oregon.

A collection of Witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

Inside this wonderland of weird, visitors are treated to a collection ranging from skeletons to haunted artifacts.

Before he was America’s most famous preservationist, John Muir was an ingenious mechanical inventor.

Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.

The "feral child" who appeared in Bavaria in the 19th century remains as much a mystery as his unsolved murder.

This museum explores the history of the city's public transportation. Its collection includes the world's oldest preserved electric trolley car.

1898 German railroad depot museum with working engines, steam train excursions, and hands-on displays.

A tiny, intricate model railway system.

This giant statue of a vulva became internationally famous after an American exchange student got stuck in it.

A collection of decorative eggs to admire in the off-season.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

This ambitious father and son team reigned supreme over the North End, and witches, for many years.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.