Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.

One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.

A bronze statue of the famed Prussian naturalist commemorates the year he spent in Mexico.

Inside a busy metro station, an impressive mural depicts the prehispanic city of Tenochtitlán.

A Volkswagen Beetle decorated with millions of beads connects Mexico's past and future.

The unique collection of gifts includes braids of human hair, a spoon, and a Virgin made of bread.

At a museum of everyday objects, it is the act of collecting that is really on display.

This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

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

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.