A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.

David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

A strange machine made to evaluate the world economy using water and lots of tubes.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

The sculpture shows a water rat turning the world upside-down, landing an elephant on its head.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

A misunderstanding gave this 18th-century racehorse a most amusing name.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

The statue of the famous elephant who was the original source of the word "jumbo".

A monument to Malchik, a stray dog who lived in a Moscow metro station until his tragic death.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

Genitals, claws, and faces are served at this questionable Beijing eatery.

Whale bones, scrimshaw, and sperm oil make up just a part of this comprehensive collection of whaling history.

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

The strange behavior of a tween led to allegations of witchcraft and a curse being placed on anybody within earshot.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

The monument dedicated to Phineas Gage in the town where his accident happened.