An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.

The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.

One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.

This Brazilian astronomy museum allows guests to gaze at the stars through their telescopes each weekend.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

Longest canal tunnel in the world, abandoned in the 1960s.

A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

This abandoned Abraham Lincoln statue has also earned the honorary of "World's Ugliest."

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

An odd museum dedicated to French fakes.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

Storied crypts fill the most famous cemetery in Colombia.

A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.