A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

Monastery complex at the location where bodies of the executed Romanov royal family were discovered.

Join in a Seance at the Swedenborgian Church.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.

Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

A mini Wrigley Field for mini baseball players.

This holy goods emporium is where priests go for a little retail therapy to outfit their churches.

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.