Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.