One philanthropist's extensive collection of knick-knacks and curiosities is now a public museum of oddity.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

The crumbling remnants of this 19th-century quarantine hospital hint at the touristy island's darker past.

Puerto Rico's oldest rum producer started its 140-year-old business with "a little barrel."

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

A magnificent waterfall nestled in the heart of the El Yunque National Forest.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

Costa Rican accommodation resembles a crash site, but with a nice balcony.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

Puerto Rico's once thriving oil company is now an abandoned wonderland of rusty steel.

This pre-Hispanic apartment complex also includes ancestral paintings that point to its military past.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

One of Mexico’s historic pottery-producing towns is home to a museum showcasing the craft.