The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

Once home to a thriving oil industry, this town now sits eerily abandoned.

Built in the 16th century, the tower is now in ruins.

A bronze statue of the fictional character nicknamed "Mrs. Hat" from a beloved Belgian comedy.

Though it looks like a golf ball teed up for a hit, this hilltop station is actually used to monitor air traffic.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

Believed to be the site where St. Drostan performed baptisms.

The sole surviving large cairn in an area that was once littered with burial monuments.

The ruinous former neo-classical mansion was built for Thomas Fraser of Strichen.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

Visitors may notice something strange walking through this quaint German town.

The real clothing store that inspired a fictional spy organization's front.

In this small strip mall resides the largest collection of original art from the famed TV artist.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

This statue of the "shiny uncle of Beppu" was erected in 2007.

A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.

This effigy was crafted to annoy a neighbor after a civil dispute over a foul smell.

An abandoned textile mill that is now home to art and concerts.

This abandoned bridge over the River Irvine may be the oldest surviving railway viaduct in the world.

It's believed a castle existed at this site since the 12th century.

A stone burial chamber that was also the site of religious rituals.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

In 1990, this 37-foot red steel bottle sailed from New York to England.