The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Eternal resting place of the grave robber and murderer who served as inspiration for many of cinema’s famous madmen.

The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.

A science teacher's dream.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

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

A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.