A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

This once sprawling resort now sits abandoned, filled with graffiti and vibrant colors from an era long passed.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

This historic hub for labor unions has survived the city's changing landscape.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.

This French cemetery houses some of the most exquisite examples of funerary art in Mexico City.

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

Does this strange mural depict witches battling beneath a penis tree?

Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

The island where one woman reigned as a "queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended.

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

With its vast selection of books, comics, and records, this nearly 70-year-old open-air market always rewards the patient browser.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.