The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

Nestled on the banks of a river in Nuremberg is a small museum that was once home of the city's official executioner.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.

The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.

These beautiful objects represent beautiful ideas.

What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.

Made from trees and then abandoned, this fence is still growing along a path in Germany.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

Take an otherworldly journey in a school dedicated to out-of-body experiences.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.