A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This taxidermilogical collection was assembled by a peltmonger turned animal activist.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

Made from local Irish moss, this pie is served only in Prince Edward Island's potato museum.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

The most northerly active sand dunes in the world have some very rare botanical residents.

Swim or sail to this pie-slinging boat off the coast of St. Thomas.

For 60 years, skiers have calmed their nerves with cocktails hidden along these slopes.

This small town's local tradition is to create the world's tallest ice pillar.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.

This grounded passenger jet is now a restaurant, complete with rows of seats and “flight attendant” servers.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

An unusual vending machine designed to support mourners during funeral ceremonies at Zurich's largest cemetery.