Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

A European-style bath house in Chicago.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.

A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

A strange history museum, with items accumulated by a pair of globe trotting spies.

An unknown Hall of Fame in Jackson, Tennessee.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.