Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

Physicist’s epitaph provides final confirmation to a career of turmoil.

This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.

One of the best collections of wax anatomical models in the world.

A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.

The works of poetry's biggest names grace the walls of the city of Leiden, all carefully painted by hand.

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

A rare tour of an aristocrat's private home reveals valuable 17th-century paintings from artists like Rembrandt.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Debatably clever, or just plain honest hotel advertised as "The Worst Hotel in the World."

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.