A tiny traditional village keeps an ancient method of beekeeping alive.

Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

Locals perched on icy thrones brave frigid temperatures during this bizarre winter tradition.

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

Hundreds of stones dangle from barren trees in the middle of the desert.

The hellish conditions of this abandoned mine that snakes beneath the Pacific Ocean gave it its diabolic name.

A quirky collection flush with information on commode culture from ancient times to modern day.

This gnarled old tree supposedly sprouted from seeds kept in the pocket of a 16th-century Spanish sailor.

A museum documents the development of the invention that tamed the Wild West.

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.

Welcome to the world's only museum dedicated to the Ukranian Easter egg.

This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.

Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.

A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.

This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.

This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.

Dedicated to the unsung history of human waste.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.