The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

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

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

Once a purveyor of Santeria supplies, religious products , and household sundries, now closed.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.