The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

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

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

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

A unique interactive experience of everyday life in communist Yugoslavia—a very different time in Croatian history.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

On La Gomera, "Silbadors" communicate in a 4,000-word language of whistles.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

These rose marble urinals are the most luxurious loos in Liverpool.

This 500-year-old Tudor home is a treasure trove of history and mystery.

A museum specifically dedicated to the Trabant, one of the iconic automobiles of the GDR.

In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.

Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.