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Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

One man's quest to collect artifacts from every aspect of human life has resulted in this eclectic Argentinian museum.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

This factory made "health corsets" that were a step towards liberating women's bodies.

Discovered after draining a local pond, these ancient man-made caves are still a complete mystery.

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.

This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

Building this tragically pointless stone barrier cost the lives of the prisoners made to build it.

This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

This Portuguese bullring is built right into the caldera of an island volcano.

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world’s most famous paranormal investigators. Museum is temporarily closed with plans to re-open.

The not-quite-incorruptible St. Bernadette is perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints—with a little help from Paris.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

Hidden well off the beaten path in Catalonia is this crumbling medieval castle that is slowly being covered in graffiti.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.