Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

A chaotic collection of coin-operated slot machines designed to delight and disturb in equal measure.

A unique journey back in time to an early 20th-century fairground.

Though difficult to access, this stunning cave has a place in Scotland's poetic history.

A Victorian marvel of engineering is now a 21st-century tourist attraction.

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

A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.

A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.