The way these carnivorous dinosaurs are posed is an homage to a classic work of paleoart.

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

There are no bodies inside these stone coffins. And there never were.

How did a lighthouse wind up in the middle of this landlocked German city?

What was once a summer home next to a waterfall has now become littered with graffiti and children in swimsuits.

A permanent outdoor art installation made up of more than 100 mushroom-shaped lights.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.

Only recently added to the shrine, this googly-eyed snail demon of unknown origin is said to have eye-healing powers.

Tombstones carved to look like tree trunks are used for multiple generations of family members.

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

A likeness of Da Vinci's mysterious painting smiles at passersby from the side of a barn.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

At Oklahoma Panhandle State University, a plaque marks a place once known as No Man's Land in the linear world and the fictional Kcymaerxthaere as well.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.