An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

Pay your respects to departed pets, both celebrity and otherwise.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for nearly a century.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.