In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

This French anatomy museum greets guests with a skinless man, mid-shovel.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

This wonky bit of historical taxidermy is experiencing a second life online.

These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

This crumbling 14th century chapel became so unstable the roofing apparently collapsed during a wedding ceremony, narrowly missing the curate's head.

Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."

This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.

A Spanish forest is filled with mysterious stone carvings.

An unexpected canine grave atop a mountain.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

Weighing 30,000 pounds, this monument represents Detroit's first industrial era.