Places Added by Dylan Thuras

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

Location of the most powerful laser in the world, and the potential birthplace of tiny stars.

Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.

These little castles each held thousands of pigeons.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

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

On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggression each and every night.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

This communist country can still appreciate its fragrant past.

A monster in the plant world, up to 10 feet tall and smelling of death.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

Salt cured mummies continue to turn up in this Iranian mine.

The world's oldest known salt mine.

A midnight snack that lights up the night.