The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

These sprawling mines once served as a source of plaster and today serve as a storage facility.

This national park dedicated to the tallgrass prairie ecosystem still displays its military past.

This tombstone marks the final resting place of the beloved 1990's character, Ernest P. Worrell.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

This modest plaza in Moneygall, Ireland has cashed in on its distant connection to the U.S. president.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

This former nursery supplied plants for the creation of Chicago's largest park.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

More than 3,200 cookie jars line the walls and shelves of this little shop and over 1,000 salt and pepper shakers

A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.