A collection of anatomical samples from one of the first anthropologists to suggest that humans reached North America by crossing the Bering Strait.

A giant interactive periodic table with real samples of the elements.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

An unusual heating plant that has garnered notoriety for its distinct shape.

This statue of a Red Army Soldier has been moved and changed several times since its creation.

The oldest hydroelectric plant in Czechia is now a museum.

A preserved Nazi labor camp now has a Holocaust museum on site and memorials to the thousands that died while imprisoned at the camp.

Beer lovers thirsty for knowledge can now visit a museum devoted to the world's largest hop-growing region.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

The story of a Floridian city as told through an obscure sport for retirees.

This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial canyon with imported sandstone.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

A creative deviation in this post office's design was once a source of controversy.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

The culprit who accidentally lit this 3,500-year-old tree on fire stated "I can't believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus."

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

Owned by no one but beloved by all, Brownie was a good dog.