A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

On a remote island, legend has it that a fiddler and his wife were turned to stone.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

Wax models of disease and deformity are on display at this German medical museum.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

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

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.

Measuring approximately 200 feet long, Swampy is the world's largest alligator-shaped building.

A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.

Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.

The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.

Believed to be the birthplace of the United States Marine Corps.

Mutant vegetables, transgenic mosquitos, and atomic rodents span the walls of this one-of-a-kind museum.

Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.