An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

Dedicated to a brave pooch who fought a tiger to save a young child.

A statue of Paulina Hermann, the eccentric noblewoman known as the "mother of cats."

Trimmed trees grow alongside the graves like topiary tombstones.

This modern, multimedia museum takes visitors on an evolutionary journey back in time.

This only museum in the world dedicated solely to mushrooms.

A peculiar museum that includes many drunken tales, a drunk driving simulator, and much more.

Colorful concentric circles honor a small Croatian town's supposed spot at the nucleus of it all.

Inside this mansion turned museum, the works of prominent Croatian artists are on full display.

This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.

Built as an anti-fascist tribute, this surreal Yugoslav memorial became an unwelcome symbol after the Croatian war for independence.

Just a few miles from Novalja, a strange geological oddity has left scientists baffled.

A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

A forgotten monument to Yugoslavian freedom.

A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.

Dive for drinks at Croatia's first and only underwater winery.