An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The building that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House."

A tomb with a window to ensure the interred wasn't buried alive.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

The remains of a deserted 1800s farming community can be found in Little River State Park.

Beside a busy highway, a colony of Great Blue Herons raises hundreds of offspring each year.

A hidden oasis in the heart of Minneapolis is also an Important Bird Area.

Tucked away on the second floor of a small town library is one of the great private Victorian taxidermy collections looking today very much like it did in 1909.

This cavernous abandoned marble mine is popular with ice skaters in the winter.

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

The surviving remnants of a destroyed medieval church now stand in a public park.

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.

The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.

A temple to modernity, tucked away amid Barcelona's more well known museums.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

Sanctuary on a ridge near an ancient shrine to a "Black Madonna" built by the founder of Opus Dei.

The young girl gained fame for her atypical size and was regarded as a curiosity by the Spanish aristocracy.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.