A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

An extraordinary mechanical calculator designed by the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz.

This East German military command bunker was ready for World War III.

Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.

Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.

Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.

A lifetime's accumulation of bric-a-brac and kitsch.

The extensive collection of an amateur naturalist.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

An original apothecary from 1792.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

The internet as provided by a James Bond villain.