A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

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

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

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

The home, museum, and death site of Kodak's influential founder.

A collection of the best toys ever made, The National Toy Hall of Fame is filled with kids, fun, and for some reason, a bird preserve.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

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

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."