A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

A medieval wash house where people washed clothes in a river allegedly formed by the tears of a mourning nymph.

Every Easter, a small Sicilian town builds a stunning cathedral out of bread.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

At a museum of everyday objects, it is the act of collecting that is really on display.

During this yearly Welsh swimming race, competitors tread through the fetid waters of a bog trench.

This eclectic antique shop is home to the taxidermy remains of a celebrity lion named Simba.

An amazing collection of curiosities hidden in a small Welsh village.

One of the few places in Portugal where the Celtic ritual of wearing large wooden masks is still practiced.

A windswept necropolis carved into the rocks overlooks the "most Portuguese town in Portugal."

The medieval town's star-shaped walls are geometrically dazzling, though not entirely impenetrable.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

You can cross from one country to another in a single hop on this little bridge.

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.