Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.