This site was once the largest ski jump tower in the world.

Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

An abandoned faux-pub made famous by a Guinness commercial.

This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

One philanthropist's extensive collection of knick-knacks and curiosities is now a public museum of oddity.

Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."

This enormous abandoned prison was once dubbed the "Bastille of Romania."

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.