At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.

The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

Collection dedicated to funeral rites, equipment, and mourning rituals of the Viennese.

This rural water utility building houses a tribute to one of the greatest stars of the silent film era.

This restored farmhouse is a time capsule of a 19th-century Colorado homestead.

A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

A normal, unassuming pedestrian overpass has been the demise of many, many trucks.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

A display of hand-built replicas of the legendary vessels used by Patagonian and Antarctic explorers.

The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

A beautiful old horse stable hosts one of the largest collections of domestic animal skeletons and taxidermy.

A wonderfully versatile natural history curio cabinet preserved since the 1840s.