Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.

This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

This legendary "evil" doll has been haunting the citizens of Key West for over 100 years.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.