This phantom island appeared on maps for over a century before amateur radio enthusiasts beat Google Earth to the punch in its "undiscovery."

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

Abandoned Soviet base once stocked with short and medium range missiles pointed at western Europe.

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

An idyllic hotel that gave its name to a supposed shadow government.

This abandoned Belgian fortress is purposefully being left to nature.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

The middle finger of modernity.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.