A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

This German museum devoted to the simple wonders of salt is actually built over an old saltworks.

This tiny museum kept in a B&B laundry room holds the death mask of notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.

This Pennsylvania cave holds evidence of the oldest known inhabitants of North America.

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

A museum commemorating the Donora Smog, which killed 20 people in October 1948 and sparked national outrage over air pollution.

10,500 square feet of pinball housed in former dollar store and home to the last playable "Thunderball."

This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.

One man's real life disfigurement inspired a lasting local legend surrounding an eerie tunnel.

Where the "World Pinball Champion” is crowned.

These disused steel furnaces are now haunting ruins that may one day be a national park.

This picturesque stream was up until recently the site of a ten story mountain of slag and sewage.

Within this beautiful Pittsburgh cemetery, a unique headstone bears witness to one man's eternal love for Jaws.

Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.

This public park was the site of the largest civilian disaster of the Civil War.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.