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The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.

The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.

The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.

This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.

Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.

On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

Two distinctive homes on a New England village green look like a couple of frosted wedding cakes.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

Crumbling ruins of the thermal baths that once attracted royals and aristocrats from throughout Europe.

A forest of immensely tall and unusually straight oak trees planted nearly 200 years ago to build naval ships that never came to be.