Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

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

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

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

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Four cars from the old system were once on display, but were removed in 2014.

A Red Hook dive bar that is holding onto its roots.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

This impressive mansion in Vinegar Hill has some mysterious details in its architecture.

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

An unconventional space for art and science housed in a massive old warehouse.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.