No one knows how or why this painting appeared to produce crystallized tears.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

An author's private collection of quirky travel-trinkets and oddities has become a rotating mini-museum in the window of a local bookstore.

Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

This elephant kraal is the only one remaining in Thailand, dating back to the 16th century when these massive mammals were integral players in war and trade.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

Leave a trinket at this artistic collection of mailboxes.

This peaceful path through the jungle is surrounded by songbirds and complete with a waterfall.

The best place to encounter plants and animals that can only be found in New Caledonia.

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.

Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

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

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.