The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

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

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

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

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.

A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.