A tribute to Rhode Island's state bird, a domesticated chicken breed that dominated the 19th-century poultry industry.

American bombs, morbid memorabilia, and graphic photographs tell the story of the CIA-led “Secret War” from the Pathet Lao perspective.

A mummified Spanish monk found in the walls of an Ecuadorian church, alongside a mummified mouse.

This cave system allegedly holds the "metallic library" of a lost ancient civilization.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

A monument to the winner of the 1946 Boston Marathon, Greek runner Stylianos Kyriakides.

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.

This beach-side arcade is believed to be the oldest penny arcade in America.

A popular Icelandic children's story comes to life inside this cave.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

This lonely gas station has stood at this location since 1917.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

"May the force be with you always."