A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.

A wonderful collection of fossilized dinosaurs and other creatures that roamed the landscape millions of years ago.

These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

Tucked away between two 19th-century buildings, this small shop specializes in the macabre.

Nestled in the heart of Milan is a real wunderkammer of morbid curiosities.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.

The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

Australia's largest collection of rare and bizarre insects.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

Genoa's collection of over 4 million zoological, botanical, and geological specimens from around the world.

This little-known, 35,000-specimen collection in Greece is a lepidopterist's dream.

Feast your eyes upon hundreds of Nepal's native butterflies and moths.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.