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Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.