Bíldudalur, Iceland
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The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.
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Bíldudalur, Iceland
The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.
Reykjavik, Iceland
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland
150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs.
Ennenda, Switzerland
The last woman executed for witchcraft in Europe is remembered in this Swiss museum.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
Shiraz, Iran
Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.
Sloan, Nevada
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.
Melnik, Czechia
Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
New York, New York
The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Chinguetti, Mauritania
Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents
Jerusalem, Israel
This family tattoo parlor has been inking religious pilgrims in the Middle East for 700 years.
Zhangjiajie, China
The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.
Wustermark, Germany
The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.
Trinidad, Cuba
This subterranean disco dance club in a Cuban cave comes with bright lights and a dark legend.
Naftah, Tunisia
Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.
Jeffersonville, Indiana
This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.
Kyoto, Japan
This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Staten Island, New York
A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.