A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

The magic's in the hole!

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.