An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.