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Learn about puppetry and get a chance to make your own puppet.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.

This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."

This fascinating and poignant museum chronicles every imaginable aspect of Spanish colonialism in the Americas.

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.

The largest open-air contemporary art center in South America is a unique experience in the Atlantic Forest.

This local gem houses the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of the U.K.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

A model village fit for an emperor.

Home of Vissarion, the "Jesus of Siberia."

Fascinating early attempt at a Jewish autonomous settlement.

A monument to the defenders of the Arctic in Murmansk, Russia.

Propped high atop the peak of Mount Gamsutlmeer, this abandoned village is one of the oldest settlements in the region.

An abandoned 14th-century castle and prison complex on a small island in the Neva River.

Thanks to this small string of islands World War II still hasn't officially ended between Russia and Japan.

A replica of the straw hut where Vladimir Lenin lived in hiding, disguised as a hay farmer, in 1917.

The mummified remains of Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, Russia's most important Buddhist.