It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.

Nestled in the heart of Milan is a real wunderkammer of morbid curiosities.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.

Led Zeppelin wrote some of their most iconic songs at this little 18th-century Welsh cottage.

Believed to be the longest railway bench in the world.

This site marks the oldest known settlement in Campania, inhabited around 9,000 years ago.

This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.

This small museum in a former church crypt contains artifacts of the Elephant Man, Jack the Ripper and Florence Nightingale.