Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

Over 12,000 hygiene oriented objects and exhibits.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

The burial ground of four Buganda monarchs was nearly destroyed by a devastating fire.

A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.

A youth-centric science center hides an industrial triumph.

Dilapidated ruins that once treated a notorious young serial killer, currently hosting vandals, squatters, and ghost hunters.

This giant dish located in a sheep paddock was the primary receiver of Apollo 11 TV transmissions.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

Australia's only intact colonial warship never saw action before being turned into a scenic wreck.