Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

Just another terrifying garden filled with hundreds of endlessly smiling doll people.

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

An urban laboratory.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

What is the Thing?

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.