A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.