A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

Two adjoining collections of 19th-20th century physics apparatuses and instruments.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Lucerne's central prison was converted into a tourist hotel with a bare minimum of changes.

One of the world's largest collections of pharmaceutical artifacts.

This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.

The historic Masonic Lodge in which the first-ever female Mason was initiated.

Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

One North Dakota man's vast collection of rare rocks, polished orbs, and geological wonders.

This sky-high radio mast is formerly the tallest man-made structure in the world.

These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Source for a sizable portion of Egypt's freshwater supply is more than an optical illusion.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

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