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

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

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

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

The sign at the garden gate reads: "These Plants Can Kill."

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.