Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This former INS center is now home to a thriving community of artists, from performers to painters to architects.

Providing the soundtrack to the golden years of the Seattle grunge scene.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

A collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.

This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.