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An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.

Ask nicely, and stewards of a centuries-old charitable tradition will give you free bread and beer.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

Skeletons, medical artifacts, and other obscure and precious treasures all displayed in a wooden pharmacist's cabinet.

This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.