Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

This museum of miniature displays provides a journey through early American history.

This campus museum commemorates a national tragedy.

At the center of this cemetery stands a 2,000-year-old burial mound of the Adena culture.

Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.

Hidden on two floors of downtown building, the library has an incredible deal on rent.

There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.

Unique collection containing a wide and curious range of contraceptive items.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.

This Cuban town sets the sky on fire around Christmas each year.

This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

A curious collection of locks and keys.

A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.

The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.

Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.