Rare documents, old instruments, and gruesome specimens showcase the history of military medicine.

An art museum inside an active factory.

Inside the world's largest seed bank, WWII botanists elected to starve to death rather than compromise their collection.

Dark, eerie exhibits make for a surreal exploration of the subconscious.

This Russian museum stresses the importance of keeping clean and even holds one of Pavlov's dogs.

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

A small alleyway lined with locally drawn scenes of nostalgic anime and cartoon characters.

If you've ever wanted to learn about the history of Asian fish balls, this Taiwanese museum has you covered.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

Visit this church that's shaped like a giant glass pump either to cater to women or to reference a tragic local tale. Or both.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

A secret passageway from World War II is now a quirky pedestrian shortcut.

This family tattoo parlor has been inking religious pilgrims in the Middle East for 700 years.

A cemetery and the town it served sinks beneath the sea during the volcanic birth of Mt. Vulcan.

A once great mansion stands in stately ruin.

Hundreds of wooden coffins dangle from cliffs and caves in the Philippines.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.