Berlin, Germany
Soviet Graffiti in the Reichstag
The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.
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Berlin, Germany
The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.
Florence, Italy
An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.
Pope Valley, California
Wheels of chrome by the thousands adorn this California Historical Landmark.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Antiques shop filled with all manner of curious collectibles.
Kansas City, Missouri
Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
New York, New York
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
Irvine, California
One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.
Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.
Washington, D.C.
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.
Munich, Germany
Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.
Munich, Germany
This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.
Munich, Germany
The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.
Washington, D.C.
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
Annapolis, Maryland
This 16-foot, intricately detailed model of the Gearing-class destroyer has been called the most detailed model ship ever built.
Victoria, British Columbia
A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This church in Pittsburgh is home to the largest collection of religious relics in North America.
London, England
The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.
Honolulu, Hawaii
This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Takasaki, Japan
Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.
London, England
The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.