A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

Massive installation of Europe's negative stereotypes.

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

A simple Colonial home with a past haunted by death and madness.

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.