This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

This ancient village is peopled by a religious minority and is still using some of the same materials it was built with thousands of years ago.

Hidden out of public view in the National Library of Israel is a collection of "Stalag's," 1960s Nazi themed porno paperbacks written and consumed by Israelis.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

Built to hold the worst of the worst of the Nazi war prisoners.

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.