The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

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

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

Located in the house where Gustave Flaubert was born, this odd museum has more to do with medical grotesquery than the Western novel.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.