A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

With former lives as a bomb shelter and government parking lot, this shop is one of China’s most extraordinary locales for book-lovers.

The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.

Occult books, tarot, oddities.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

This risky summer festival honors a historic volcanic eruption.

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

A delightful museum devoted to the history of books.

The most elaborate of 12 medieval arched doorways to the old city of Burgos.

Salaguti's live-in museum: a fortress against criticism and consumer art.

During an annual Catholic feast in this tiny Spanish village, men dressed as devils leap over rows of babies to cleanse them of sin.

A drowned river valley that was important to the Maori and European settlers.

New Zealand's oldest prison holds a dark history and the scars of a deadly earthquake.

What began as a makeshift lost and found, now exists as a unique art installation.

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 

The wooden sculptures are studded throughout a small New Zealand town.

This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.

Enjoy coffee and cake while viewing antique medical equipment at this unique cafe.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.

Water-powered gadgets whirr to life in this quirky eco park.