Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

This Cheshire museum has cuckoo clocks, a rare pipe organ and vintage motorbikes. But mostly cuckoo clocks.

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

The first German gnome who popularized the garden decoration.

One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.

This natural history collection contains the bones of a circus elephant that seem to be chasing a whale skeleton.

A collection of retro plastic goods made with "the material of a thousand uses."

Helped by a surprise posthumous donation this small town toy museum features over 5,000 vintage playthings.

Each year a new straw behemoth is born.

This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.

A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.

The UK's oldest theme park slowly slips away.

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.

Stroll through retro Paris while shopping for old postcards and discarded doll heads.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

Over two million dolls have been healed during this hospital's century in business.

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

A midnight snack that lights up the night.

This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.