A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

A fernery hidden by neglect is uncovered, and an ancient specimen along with it.

Built during the Scottish boom in the oil industry, the village was never inhabited.

Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.

After an epic flood washed away its enslavers, this city has been part ghost town, part cultural wildcard for the past three centuries.

This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

What once claimed to be the world's tallest single-family wooden structure house.

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.