A beautiful young girl said to have been buried alive in her coffin…

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

Abandoned bull fighting ring, slowly falling apart in Uruguay.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

The most confusing clock in New York.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

A stunning 18th century pharmacy and medieval chemist's collection.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.