Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

You don't have to visit the deep blue sea to see these majestic creatures swimming wild and free.

See wolves, coyotes, and arctic foxes in a natural environment smack in the middle of New York State.

One of the largest cat sanctuaries in North America is considered a "Club Med" for felines.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.

These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

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

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.