A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

A museum dedicated to the history & joys of the trail & your best chance to see hikers throwing up ice cream.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

This university transit system is a 1970's vision of the future.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.