This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

A beautifully detailed Victorian house designed to be easy to flee, built by a man haunted by fire.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

This monument commemorates the only American soldiers to have directly fought Russians during World War I.

This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.

The last water-powered mill in Oregon is open daily for free tours and has a surprising history.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.

Giant naked man on a hillside.

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.

The longest hedge maze in the world.