An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

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

This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

The laboratory where the Soviet secret police invented exotic poisons used to kill dissidents in hideous and (mostly) untraceable ways.

Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.

Lima’s Museum of Anthropology is lined with thousands of elongated human craniums.

This tiny abode has been covered in the art of the little old lady who made her life and living there.

The profile of one ill-fated deacon was emblazoned forever on this church window during the Halifax explosion.

Eastern Canada's ocean playground.

A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.

Explore the ruins of war and maritime history along this gorgeously ferocious North Atlantic seascape.

A beautiful waterfall and beach where precious stones are plentiful.

The city of Halifax still bears the scars of the largest explosion prior to the atomic bomb.

How would you like to dine in the same room where some of the Titanic's victims were embalmed?

The final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titanic, 42 of which may never be identified.

Hunt for buried treasure in Nova Scotia.

This Canadian island is a veritable garden of decay with countless abandoned structures dotting the landscape.

The highest tides in the world come in and out here twice a day, allowing you to essentially walk along the ocean floor.

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.

Cliffs that hold fossils, including the earliest known reptile, dating back more than 300 million years.

A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.

The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.