This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.

The apartment building where JFK's assassin lived after defecting to the Soviet Union.

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

In the town of Åtvidaberg, the midday sun sets off a loud cannon boom.

A hidden bathhouse in one of Stockholm's oldest and busiest neighborhoods is open to anyone who can find it.

One man's fascination with Turkey led to this backyard mini-city.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

This roundabout was renamed in honor of the Swedish king's royal fender-bender.

This Detroit ruin was once a gothic bastion of its community, but now it stands as a haunting ruin.

A Chinese meditation center in the middle of rural Sweden, partly funded by a member of ABBA.

The scars of a remarkably organized public protest to save 13 elm trees are still visible in this Stockholm park.

This micronation's flag honors its favorite drink, Kaffegöken, or "cuckoo-coffee."

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

This luxury hotel suite is located deep in the bowels of an old mine.

A peat bog in southern Sweden provides a cozy and photogenic home for junked Volvos, Saabs, and the occasional American muscle car.

These mysterious circular formations are actually remnants of 19th century gristmills.

Dedicated to a song so popular the request to "Play Shoreline" became part of Swedish culture.

This pyramid in southern Sweden houses the remains of an eccentric nobleman, who spent his life doing whatever he felt like doing.

A long-disputed island that Denmark and Canada claim by periodically alternating flags and bottles of liquor.

A former hen house turned curiosity cabinet displays one man's lifelong fascination with cannibalism.

A plaque on this tiny Swedish island commemorates an unusual Cold War standoff of Soviet submarine intrigue.