Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

Yo, Adrian!

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.

This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.

These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.

Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.

Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Blitzkrieg bop your way through Berlin's Ramones Museum.

Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.