A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.

A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

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

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.